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Shift Manager Nights B

General Information

Date Published
06-Aug-2025
Advertising Ends
17-Sep-2025
ID#
12840
Role Type
Manufacturing
Work Type
Permanent Full-Time
Workplace Type
On-site
Country
New Zealand
Location
Auckland

Position Description

  • Empower your team in a fast-paced environment where your leadership drives real results
  • Be at the forefront of operational excellence, applying best-in-class standards and continuous improvement
  • Develop your career in a role that blends people leadership, innovation, and hands-on manufacturing experience

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
Fonterra Oceania is our newly formed entity that merges the Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia operations, aimed at enhancing our competitive position in the trans-Tasman dairy market. The integration of Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia builds on similarities to outperform the competition, create scale and synergies, and will strengthen our competitive edge. This role will join a team that helps to build an even stronger trans-Tasman dairy business with reach across Oceania and beyond.

We have three FBNZ operated sites in Takanini, Eltham and Palmerston North, and two central distribution centres in Auckland and Christchurch, with the largest chilled foods network across New Zealand. Our Takanini Site has three manufacturing plants - Beverages, Food and UHT, produces around 240,00 MT of product and has an annual OPEX spend of approximately 100 Million.

About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi
We have an exciting opportunity for a strong people leader to join our UHT Plant in Takaanini, where you’ll lead, motivate, and inspire a high-performing team. Reporting to the UHT Plant Manager you will:

  • Deliver high-quality products safely and efficiently in line with the daily production schedule
  • Build and develop team capability
  • Translate business goals into clear, actionable direction
  • Embed Total Equipment Ownership (TEO) across the team
  • Apply Current Best Approach (CBA) standards to drive operational excellence

Please note: This role operates on a 3-2-2 roster, working 5:15pm – 5:15am.

About you | Ko wai koe
We’re looking for a passionate leader who can connect with a diverse team and thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. You’ll be results-driven, with strong problem-solving and organisational skills, in addition to this you will bring:

  • Experience in manufacturing or supply chain, preferably in FMCG
  • Proven leadership capabilities, including coaching and Health & Safety leadership
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across varied audiences
  • Tech-savviness and solid computer skills (SAP, Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies 

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.

The benefits of life at Fonterra | Te ora i 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. 
 
To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers

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.