GENERAL INFORMATION

Date Published
26-Mar-2025
Advertising Ends
25-Apr-2025
Country
Australia
Location
Tasmania
Role Type
Manufacturing
Work Type
Permanent
ID#
11478

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are Fonterra, one of the world’s largest dairy nutrition companies created and owned by 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 by over a billion people every day 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.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

We are looking for a switched-on, self-motivated dairy operator. As someone who can not only use their initiative and work autonomously, you’ll also be a great team player - working collaboratively with others to problem solve and identify improvement initiatives.
This is a busy role where you’ll need a strong mechanical aptitude, ability to work well within a team, and high regard for health and safety to succeed. A good understanding and commitment to manufacturing best practice and HACCP principles will also stand you in good stead.

Other key skills and experience include:

• Experience in the food industry or manufacturing environment
• Strong computer skills (SAP experience preferred)
• Attained AQF Lvl 1 under Cert of Food processing or equivalent advanced literacy
• Advance numerous and computer literacy
• Forklift driving experience and current Forklift Licence is advantageous

As a Dairy Operator, you’ll be operating, monitoring and cleaning complex process and packing machinery, ensuring the product specifications are met according to our customer requirements.
You’ll also be recording key product and process information in our database and using your mechanical capabilities to carry out basic maintenance checks.
This role with see you work a 38-hour week, predominantly on day shift, but the ability to be flexible for the afternoon will be preferred.