Senior Deployment Lead, OT Automation Across Sites

Fonterra Co-operative Group; New Zealand; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and well-being programs

Flexible/hybrid working where possible

Employee recognition

Support for community involvement and

Cultural connection

Job summary

Fonterra Co-operative Group seeks an experienced Delivery Leader to drive Base Automation deployments across multiple manufacturing sites in New Zealand. You will partner with site leadership, manage a team of Deployment Leads and ensure safe, consistent, high-quality delivery that realises business benefits.

You will report to the General Manager of Automation and Operational Technology, shaping how automation is delivered at scale across sites while navigating ambiguity and driving change

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale multi-site projects in manufacturing or OT.
• Proven ability to lead delivery teams under pressure.
• Strong stakeholder management across senior groups.
• Experience delivering operational technology, automation or digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Ability to balance technical delivery with operational realities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership to ensure operational readiness and adoption of new automation capabilities.
• Lead the delivery of OT automation deployments across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Coach and manage a team of Deployment Leads to achieve outcomes.
• Drive consistency, pace and quality across the deployment programme.
• Build partnerships with Site Managers, Operational Leaders and OT specialists.
• Manage complex delivery risks, dependencies and competing priorities.
• Support sites through organisational and workforce change related to adoption of new automation capabilities.
• Provide visibility, governance and performance reporting across the programme.
• Embed lessons learned to enhance future deployments.
• Ensure deployments achieve operational outcomes and benefits.

Skills

Leading multi-site projects

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Risk management

OT/automation delivery

Job description

Fonterra Co-operative Group seeks an experienced Delivery Leader to drive Base Automation deployments across multiple manufacturing sites in New Zealand. You will partner with site leadership, manage a team of Deployment Leads and ensure safe, consistent, high-quality delivery that realises business benefits.

You will report to the General Manager of Automation and Operational Technology, shaping how automation is delivered at scale across sites while navigating ambiguity and driving change