Milk Quality Advisor

Fonterra; Waikato; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and well-being programs

Professional development opportunities

Career growth support

Flexible/hybrid working where possible

Employee recognition

Community involvement and cultural 연결

Job summary

Fonterra Te Mātāpuna is seeking a proactive Milk Quality Advisor who will virtually support farmers with world-class milk quality guidance to drive on-farm changes that improve efficiency and productivity.

You will use your agricultural expertise, stakeholder management skills, and a passion for the dairy industry to help farmers enhance milk quality, food safety practices, and business resilience across the cooperative.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with excellent communication and people skills.
• Strong knowledge of food safety best practice and dairy industry interest.
• Background in agriculture with on-farm practices knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one milk quality and food safety advice virtually.
• Tailor guidance to enable on-farm improvements and resilience.
• Engage stakeholders and apply agricultural expertise.

Skills

Agricultural expertise

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tech savvy

Job description

Imagine Tomorrow with Us | Ata whakaarohia tō āpōpō

At Fonterra Te Mātāpuna, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.

Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.

Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.

About us | He kupu mō mātou

We love kiwi dairy farmers and think they’re pretty awesome. For generations they have relied on hard work, ingenuity, and each other, to create the kind of goodness that fuels our families, connects our communities and supports our economy.

At Farm Source, our team is driven by the same co-operative spirit that our farmers and their communities share. We make farming easier so farmers can continue to concentrate on what they do best - producing high quality New Zealand milk in the most sustainable way.

This means growing and supporting the right people - people with plenty of roll-your-sleeves up energy to rise to the challenge. Whether you’re on the farm getting your gumboots dirty or connecting over a coffee at our local stores, you’ll be getting the mahi done as part of a trusted team - backed by good people, the right products, innovative solutions, and industry-leading expertise.

So why not join us? Our regional structure and openness to flexible working means that there really is something for everyone. No matter your age or stage, our inclusive culture has created a place where everyone can thrive.

About the Opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga

The Milk Quality Advisory role will see you virtually supporting our farmers with world class milk quality support and advice to drive on-farm change that improves on-farm efficiency and productivity.

This will be delivered through one-on-one technical milk quality and food safety advice, individually tailored to enable farmers to improve business resilience, improve milk quality performance, support the farming of healthy cared for cows and achieve the aspirations of The Co-operative Difference framework.

To successfully achieve results, you’ll engage your agricultural expertise, have strong Stakeholder management skills and a passion for the dairy industry.

About You | Mōu

We are looking for a proactive self-starter with second-to-none communication skills and an ability to get along with people from all backgrounds. You will need to be resilient, able to negotiate tricky situations and stakeholders, and have excellent attention to detail.

With that in hand, you’ll bring strong knowledge of food safety best practice and have a genuine interest in the dairy industry. Most importantly, you will come from an agricultural background yourself, having a solid understanding of on-farm practices to be able to advise farmers.

Sounds like you so far?

A couple of other key attributes and skills that will help ensure your success include:

• Strong relationship building and influencing skills, enabling you to achieve change through actions
• Outstanding at problem solving and root cause analysis
• Results Driven and an ability to prioritise own workload
• Tech savvy and comfortable utilising computer systems.

Our Values | Ngā Aura

At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone - no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other. Discover how your values align with ours by taking our [1] Values Quiz

Our Commitment to You | Tā mātou oati

We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:

• Fair and equitable pay
• Health and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)
• Professional development opportunities
• Career growth support
• Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
• Employee recognition
• Support for community involvement and cultural connection

To learn more, visit [2] Fonterra Careers

A Career of Opportunities | Ngā Mahi

At Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.

Join Us | Tātou Tātou

Does this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.

You, me, us together, Tātou, tātou.

Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion | He Wāhi mō te Katoa

Inclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).

Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value your potential and growth.

If you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. Tātou, tātou.

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 4th November

References

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1. https://values.fonterra.com/?utm_source=internal+job+ad&utm_medium=job+ad&utm_campaign=imagine+tomorrow&utm_term=&utm_content=values

2. https://www.fonterra.com/nz/en/careers.html?utm_campaign=talentacquisition&utm_medium=jobad&utm_source=fonterracareers