Team Manager Fleet Services - Pahiatua / Longburn

About the Role

Fonterra Te Mātāpuna invites you to join as a Team Manager for our Fleet Services team based in Pahiatua. Reporting directly to the Transport Operations Manager, this full-time role operates Monday through Friday, focusing on leading day-to-day fleet servicing activities with a strong emphasis on safety, efficiency, and alignment with business targets.

As the Team Manager, you will oversee the people, vehicles, and equipment essential for the safe and effective maintenance of Fonterra’s fleet. Collaborating with various stakeholders, you will ensure fleet availability meets both scheduled and unexpected business demands.

Responsibilities

This key leadership role entails coaching your team, managing workflows, monitoring performance, and nurturing a positive, collaborative work culture. You'll identify and communicate issues impacting milk collection or quality promptly, aiding operational decisions. You will champion safety, food safety, quality compliance, continuous improvement, and service excellence to support Fonterra’s operational standards and food safety commitments.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced people leader adept at fostering team cohesion, capability-building, and creating a supportive performance environment. You bring a practical, solutions-oriented approach to handling operational priorities in a fast-moving setting.

Your operational experience includes managing daily workflows, service levels, and resources effectively. Your leadership will be collaborative yet clear, with capability to coach, provide feedback, address underperformance, and maintain strong internal and external partnerships.

Key required skills and attributes include:

• Proven leadership in fast-paced operational settings including team coaching and development
• Strong operational management experience overseeing workflows and resource allocation
• Ability to manage performance matters including reviews and feedback
• Experience building robust stakeholder relationships and collaborating across teams
• Participation in continuous improvement or cultural change initiatives
• Experience with large workshop environments
• Capabilities in planning, rostering, and ensuring adequate team coverage
• Commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing with risk management focus
• Understanding of compliance, governance, food safety, and quality standards
• Effective communication for reporting performance and operational updates

Company Values and Culture

Fonterra fosters an inclusive environment valuing diversity in all forms and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Our values - Good Together, Better Every Day, Every Drop Counts - underpin everything we do. We are dedicated to creating positive change and supporting growth opportunities.

Benefits and Commitments

• Competitive and fair compensation
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, including medical and mental health resources
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
• Support for work-life balance with flexible and hybrid work options where feasible
• Recognition programs and support for community and cultural engagement

Additional Information

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 9th August. We are committed to accessibility and accommodate all candidates throughout the recruitment process.