Engineering Graduate Programme (Nov 2023)

• Receive the best start to your career as a future leader in engineering with a strong support network and mentoring from a senior leader. 
• Thrive across a broad scope while flexing your individual passions. 
• Be supported to shape and deliver purposeful work and develop technically as an engineer. 
• Competitive salary, connected cohort and a guaranteed role the end of the programme.  

About us   
We are a proud New Zealand Co-operative built by generations of farming whānau. We believe nutritious food is essential to sustain people today, and for future generations to thrive, which is why we challenge ourselves to find new ways to bring our dairy goodness to people around the world.     

About our Engineering Programme
The Engineering programme will give you an opportunity to experience a wide range of exciting positions, build your cultural capability and gain exposure across our diverse company. The programme will include rotations through numerous core Engineering teams and functions at a National, Regional and Manufacturing site level.  

You will also build strong relationships across numerous teams due to the breadth of your work and your time on the programme. You’ll have a strong support system with you throughout this programme and beyond, including mentoring from a senior leader within engineering. 

You will build capability across the functions of engineering, including opportunities to work on exciting capital projects in the realms of sustainability and risk reduction. You will also build capability as an engineer and be guided toward chartership if this is your ambition - as part of the Engineering New Zealand Emerging Professionals Development Programme. 

Alongside your rotations, you will get to connect with your cohort on group projects or development workshops. Outside of mahi, you will be supported to gather as a group - often alongside graduates from our parallel programmes!

At the end of the programme, move into an exciting role in New Zealand Manufacturing or Technical Excellence. You will continue to be supported to accelerate your career at Fonterra.

What makes a successful Engineering Graduate?
We are looking for people who show a collaborative spirit, resilience, learning agility, a growth mindset, demonstrate curiosity and show leadership potential.  They have a servitude mindset and are keen to make a positive impact…..does that sound like you?

Other key skills and experience include:

• Strongly collaborative with well-developed communication-skills 
• Enjoys creative problem-solving, a quick learner who adapts to change      
• Confident with emerging technology and innovative      
• Demonstrates leadership and collaboration through extracurricular activities, interests, and life experiences 

Programme Eligibility:  

• In your final year of study in Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Food Technology, or equivalent. 
• A Full Drivers licence (by November 2023)  
• New Zealand citizen, Australian citizen, Permanent Resident in New Zealand or eligible for a post-study work visa 
• Must be flexible and mobile to move around New Zealand 
   

Our Story   
Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit gives us all a common strength and purpose.  

 Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people who are at the heart of what we do, we want our farmers, employees, customers and communities to thrive. Kaitiakitanga, ensures we take care of the land. We are committed to farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.    

Whakaohooho constantly inspires ourselves and each other with great career development opportunities and benefits. We enable flexibility and balance to suit everyone’s lifestyles and choices.     

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best.    

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau. You, me, Us Together Tᾱtou tᾱtou.   

 What next?  
Look out for us at career fairs on campus and for more detailed information on our programme and to find out what life as a Fonterra Grad might look like check out the graduate careers section at our website.

  Applications close Sunday 13th August 2023