Forklift Operators - Darfield

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 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. During peak season, we process up to 7.2 million litres of milk every day.

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

When our products are ready to ship, we are supported by our team of professional forklift drivers. 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.

We have full-time permanent opportunities available for forklift drivers to join the team at our dry/cool storage manufacturing site in Darfield.

Hours of work are rostered 12 hour shifts, 3 days on 3 days off.

There is plenty of variety from unloading trucks, receipting goods, transferring goods, stock management through to delivering packaging and ingredients to various departments around our Darfield site.

Key responsibilities include:

• Adhering to Fonterra Health and Safety protocols and values
• Loading pallets to ensure they are stored correctly
• Loading and unloading trucks
• Packing Export & Domestic containers
• Picking/packing and sending products to the correct location efficiently and accurately
• Following process to maintain inventory accuracy
• Record keeping accuracy
• Stock quality management
• Quality control and cleaning
• Computer Operation
• Heavy lifting
• De-vanning Import Containers

About you | Ko wai koe

You will be professional and passionate about what you do, making a positive contribution to our business every day.

You’ll understand the importance of adhering to Standard Operating Procedures to ensure safe and effective product handling and that your team go home safe every day, and working as part of a dedicated and high performing team you will have a strong focus on health and safety.

Your commitment to health and safely along with your ability to work well with others and your good housekeeping and hygiene standards will help you to succeed in this role.

The successful applicant will also have:

• An F endorsed forklift license and current OSH Certificate
• A strong focus on Health and Safety
• A strong focus on High Performing Team Environments
• Bring a great attitude that contributes to continuous improvement
• Food manufacturing experience
• Bar-coding, data entry and racking experience preferred
• Experience driving 5 tonne and electric forklifts
• A continuous improvement focus

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.

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.