L6 Charge Hand - Stores, Darfield - Canterbury - 11879 - Fonterra

Job Name

L6 Charge Hand - Stores, Darfield

General Information

Date Published

07-May-2025

Advertising Ends

14-May-2025

Country

New Zealand

Location

Canterbury

Role Type

Manufacturing

Work Type

Permanent

ID#

11879

Position Description

Our Co-operative

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

We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About us | Ko wai mātou

Established in 2012, our Darfield site has three production plants – two milk powder plants including a world’s largest spray drier producing 33 metric tonnes per hour, and a newly operational cream cheese plant producing 4.5 metric tonne of cream cheese every hour.

Alongside our production plants are two Dry Stores which receive approximately 800 1.5t pallets of milk powder a day, and a Cool Store which receives approximately 100 cream cheese pallets a day. All pallets are put away in either bulk storage or satellite racking. Product is then picked daily and packed into approx. 50 export containers, ambient and reefer.

About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi

Joining our Cool and Dry Stores Team in Darfield as a Charge Hand, you will supervise the daily operation and administer inventory systems. Utilising your leadership and communication skills, you will mentor and develop a motivated team whilst scheduling daily activities to ensure everything is completed according to plans and policies, assisting with staff training, and focusing on Health and Safety.

Your savvy computer skills will allow you to accurately run reports and your confidence in warehouse management systems will ensure you operate our systems efficiently, co-ordinate stock movements and maximise utilisation of storage space. You will work in a fast-paced and technology driven environment where you will be required to plan, organise and problem solve to ensure all KPIs for the stores are being met. You will be passionate about what you do and be future focused on making a positive contribution to our Co-Op every day.

With a strong learning and development culture, this is an exceptional opportunity to take your career to the next level by expanding your knowledge and experience.

Please note - this is a rostered day shift position.

About you | Mōu

We are looking an up-and-coming charge hand who is forward-thinking, self-motivated and takes pride in their work. Your proven leadership ability and outstanding organisation and planning skills are the keys to your success.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Proven leadership ability and exposure to motivating a team to deliver outstanding results

• Forklift experience with an F endorsement and current OSH certificate

• Ideally experience working in a warehouse or distribution centre environment

• Be physically fit - our products are not always light and can weigh up to 25kg

• Resilient and great can-do attitude with a strong health and safety focus

• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work as a team and independently

• Tech savvy computer skills ideally in Microsoft Office as well as inventory control and warehouse management systems.

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

At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, 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.

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