Raw Materials Optimization Lead — Dairy Manufacturing

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy; Papakura; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career development

Collaborative culture

Safety & quality

Flexible work

Job summary

Lactalis New Zealand is seeking a hands-on, results-driven professional to join our end-to-end milk process improvements. This role focuses on identifying where losses occur, quantifying impact, and driving practical improvements that reduce waste and boost site performance.

You will work closely with plant teams, engineering, automation and contractors to map milk flows and implement value-focused solutions.

Qualifications

• Map and understand the end-to-end flow of milk and milk components across unloading, transfer and manufacturing processes, identifying key points of loss and opportunity
• Use raw material management methodology to develop, monitor and drive continuous improvement initiatives across key performance areas including yield, standardisation, giveaway, waste and process performance
• Analyse data, investigate discrepancies and provide clear insights that support decision-making, prioritisation and root cause resolution
• Partner with production, engineering, automation and contractor teams to implement value-focused solutions and support manufacturing performance
• Contribute to site savings plans, raw material reporting, budget planning and improvement projects that deliver measurable commercial outcomes

Responsibilities

• Map and understand the end-to-end flow of milk and milk components across unloading, transfer and manufacturing processes, identifying key points of loss and opportunity
• Use raw material management methodology to develop, monitor and drive continuous improvement initiatives across key performance areas including yield, standardisation, giveaway, waste and process performance
• Analyse data, investigate discrepancies and provide clear insights that support decision-making, prioritisation and root cause resolution
• Partner with production, engineering, automation and contractor teams to implement value-focused solutions and support manufacturing performance
• Contribute to site savings plans, raw material reporting, budget planning and improvement projects that deliver measurable commercial outcomes

Job description

Lactalis New Zealand is seeking a hands-on, results-driven professional to join our end-to-end milk process improvements. This role focuses on identifying where losses occur, quantifying impact, and driving practical improvements that reduce waste and boost site performance.

You will work closely with plant teams, engineering, automation and contractors to map milk flows and implement value-focused solutions.