Milk Transport & Fleet Operations Lead

Westland Milk Products; Hokitika; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Westland Milk Products in Hokitika seeks an experienced Transport Operations Manager to lead our Milk Collection transport operation across the New Zealand network. You will manage fleet performance, maintenance planning and asset lifecycle programmes while driving cost efficiency and service standards.

The role reports to the GM Environment & Milk Supply and requires strong leadership of a large team, robust stakeholder management, and rigorous compliance with health, safety and quality

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in large-scale transport, logistics or fleet.
• Experience managing heavy vehicle fleets and workshop operations.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability.
• Track record of leading teams and driving continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety, compliance and transport regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Milk Collection transport operation across the network.
• Managing fleet performance, maintenance planning and asset lifecycle programmes.
• Driving operational efficiency, service delivery and cost optimisation.
• Managing third-party transport contracts and supplier relationships.
• Collaborating with Supply Chain and Operations to meet forecasts.
• Championing health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Leading, developing and empowering a large and diverse team.

Skills

Transport leadership

Fleet management

Budgeting

Cost control

Stakeholder management

Job description

Westland Milk Products in Hokitika seeks an experienced Transport Operations Manager to lead our Milk Collection transport operation across the New Zealand network. You will manage fleet performance, maintenance planning and asset lifecycle programmes while driving cost efficiency and service standards.

The role reports to the GM Environment & Milk Supply and requires strong leadership of a large team, robust stakeholder management, and rigorous compliance with health, safety and quality