Our Co-operative

Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini

Here at Fonterra, we are committed to growing our people. We value you and your career progression and are excited that you are taking this next step in your career journey with us. We are proud to offer a wide variety of roles across the Co-op, ensuring that no matter what business unit or stage of life you're in, there's a good chance we've got something to suit.

About COO

Step into the dynamic world of Fonterra's COO Business Unit, where our teams contribute to our NZ manufacturing site and global supply chain operations, help uphold technical excellence and work with our global safety, quality, and regulatory teams.

About the opportunity

We are seeking expressions of intertest for individuals to work in our Whareroa and Collingwood St sites for the 2025 season.

When our products are ready to ship, we are supported by our team of professional forklift drivers across our New Zealand Distribution Centres. With safety, customer service and quality at the forefront, their role is crucial in ensuring that we keep our dairy products moving around New Zealand and the world. They are a highly motivated and well organized team who know the importance of getting the right products to the right place at the right time.

Driving modern forklifts, with ultramodern technology supporting them and working across a variety of shift rosters, key responsibilities are:

• Loading and unloading pallets to ensure they are stored correctly
• Picking/packing and sending products to the correct location efficiently and accurately
• Effective fleet management
• Stock quality management
• We are looking for individuals to work in our Collingwood St site.

About you

Our team are looking for more professional forklift operators to join them. You will need to be passionate about what you do, and you will be future focused on making a positive contribution to our business every day.

We’ll offer you a varied role, where no two days are the same but there are some things that you will need for us to consider you:

• An F endorsed forklift licence and current OSH Certificate
• A minimum 6-month forklift experience working in a warehouse or distribution centre environment
• Computer knowledge, SAP experience is desirable
• Extensive experience working in a fast paced environment
• Flexibility to rostered shift work – both nights and days A good dose of physical strength as our products can weigh up to 25kg

Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements?

That's not a problem. We are committed to growing our internal talent and building a diverse workplace; therefore, we are open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.

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The benefits of life at Fonterra | Ngā painga o te mahi ki Fonterra 

Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location. 

Our story | Ō mātou kōrero 

Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.  

• Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose.  
• Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do.  
• Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.  
• Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.   

 

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.  

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. 

You, me, us together. Tᾱtou tᾱtou.