Dairy Operator – Stanhope

A world of opportunity awaits.

We are Fonterra, one of the world’s largest dairy nutrition companies. Here in Australia, we collect milk from Aussie Farmers across Victoria and Tasmania, and our manufacturing sites turn this into the dairy foods you know and love in our supermarkets, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world’s leading food companies and partner with food services businesses across the country to get dairy foods into chefs’ hands.

As a Co-operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our 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 Australia 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

In the heart of northern Victoria is our Stanhope site, a state-of-the-art cheese plant. Here we make a range of award-winning cheese for both the domestic and export markets.

About the opportunity

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 will see you work a 42-hour week on a rotating roster.

About you

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;

• Ability to work well within a team
• High regard for health and safety
• A good understanding and commitment to manufacturing best practices and HACCP principles
• Experience in the food industry or manufacturing environment
• Advanced numeracy and computer literacy
• Exceptional communication and people skills
• Forklift driving experience and current Forklift Licence is advantageous

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

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.

Fonterra 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 and join us, and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together.