Our Co-operative
Te Mātāpuna toa takitini
Fonterra’s strength is in the collective
We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Our rich history is built on farming families working together to share the natural goodness of our dairy with the world.
Collaboration, innovation, and passion was the cornerstone of our creation and something we continue to value today through our commitment to care for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk. Our milk creates goodness through nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients that are loved here in New Zealand and around the world.


About the opportunity
Whareroa is one of our largest sites. Along with a 7-hectare distribution centre and 1000 employees, our site boasts a total of 11 plants which includes four milk powder plants, two cheese plants, a cream plant, an anhydrous milk fat plant plus a whey protein and casein plant. We have the capability to process an impressive 14 million litres of milk per day in peak season.
Joining us as a Receptionist/Administration Assistant you’ll kick start your career along many potential pathways within Fonterra. You’ll be joining a busy, proactive site team to support the ever changing environment of a large manufacturing site.
As the face of our Whareroa site you will be providing reception cover and exceptional customer service to site visitors and contractors. You’ll be an integral part of our Support team, providing smooth and efficient administration support for site inductions, the assignment of security cards, stock ordering, inbox management, light fleet management, assistance with administration projects along with supporting with events and organising seamless site visits for our shareholders and customers alike.
We welcome new ideas along with continuous improvement and there is a lot of opportunity to get involved with the community.
This is a full time permanent opportunity, Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 4.00pm


About you
We are looking for an engaging and approachable professional who has a passion for supporting others. You’ll have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and be a self-starter with excellent time management skills.
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Three years plus previous reception and administration experience
• Tech savvy computer skills, particularly within the MS Office suite, with the ability to pick up new systems quickly.
• Excellent communication skills with a strong customer focus and collaborative attitude
• Reliable, strong work ethic along with outstanding organisational and multi-tasking skills.

• Demonstrated self-starter attitude with the ability to use initiative effectively
• Can adapt to changing work priorities

Our story
Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit gives us all a common strength and purpose. Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people who are at the heart of what we do, we want our farmers, employees, customers and communities to thrive. Kaitiakitanga, ensures we take care of the land. We are committed to farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
Whakaohooho constantly inspires ourselves and each other with great career development opportunities and benefits. We enable 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.
Sound good to you? Come join our whānau. You, me, Us Together Tᾱtou tᾱtou.


Applications close on midnight, Monday 21st October 2024