Dairy Production Operator - Pukekohe

If you’ve worked in food or dairy manufacturing before and know what it takes to keep production lines running safely, smoothly, and efficiently—we want to hear from you.

The main responsibilities of this role include..

• Operation of critical manufacturing equipment within designed running parameters

• Ensuring all our products are manufactured in-spec and right first time

• Keeping the manufacturing environment to a high quality standard 

• Follow Quality and Safety Principles

• Keep to good documentation practices 

• Able to investigate Production, safety and quality issues to root cause

• An understanding of IWS principles

• Good time management and able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Good communication skills, motivated and a willingness to learn

Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in the dairy or food manufacturing industry as a Senior Process Operator. However, if you don't have this background, we still encourage you to apply! This role is also well suited to individuals with a strong mechanical aptitude, a trades background, or a degree in science, engineering, or a related discipline who are keen to apply their skills in a manufacturing environment.

• Mechanical aptitude to understand and operate our equipment 

• Ideally you will have well developed problem solving and fault-finding experience with a minimum of 2 years in the dairy, food or other relevant manufacturing industry

• Thorough with good attention to detail 

• Self-motivated and proactive 

• There will be some lifting required of up to 25 Kg 

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of processes 

• A NZ Diploma in Dairy Processing is highly regarded in this role

About us

We pride our organization as being different and allowing our spirit to drive our success, shifting perceptions and driving value through new thinking and a new attitude.

You’ll be joining down-to-earth, authentic people working together to create the very best in milk nutrition as we combine expert farming with innovative thinking and state-of-the-art processing to produce a range of nutritional milk products for our global customers.

We will challenge you by providing the opportunities you’ve been seeking to expand your career; we believe that everyone brings unique experiences and perspectives to the table so are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and embrace diversity to drive innovation and business success.