Dairy Process Technologist - Continuous Improvement

Fonterra; Whangarei; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fonterra Maungaturoto site in Northland, NZ is seeking a Process Technologist to join the regional UNI Team. You will provide specialist technical support across our manufacturing network, partnering with operations, engineering and production teams to optimise plant performance and deliver practical improvements.

This role offers exposure to dairy processing, process development and continuous improvement projects, with a focus on yield, quality and cost performance across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing or dairy processing.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support across manufacturing sites.
• Diagnose and resolve process issues.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Support site, regional and national improvement projects.
• Participate in product trials and technology implementation.
• Collaborate with operations to drive continuous improvement.
• Build capability and share knowledge across teams.

Skills

Dairy processing

Problem solving

Engineering background

Stakeholder comms

Education

Tertiary qualification in Food Technology, Engineering, Science or related discipline

Tools

Process control systems

Data analysis tools

Job description

Fonterra Maungaturoto site in Northland, NZ is seeking a Process Technologist to join the regional UNI Team. You will provide specialist technical support across our manufacturing network, partnering with operations, engineering and production teams to optimise plant performance and deliver practical improvements.

This role offers exposure to dairy processing, process development and continuous improvement projects, with a focus on yield, quality and cost performance across sites.