Environmental Manager – Waitoa

Job title: Environmental Manager – Waitoa

Company: Fonterra


Job description: Our Co-operativeFonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitiniWe are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We’re committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you’ll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.When you join Fonterra, you’ll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.About us | He kupu mō mātouLocated in the heart of the Waikato, Fonterra’s Waitoa site is a long-established powder plant with cutting edge technology. Waitoa is one of Fonterra’s leading nutritional ingredient manufacturers, processing up to 2.3m litres of milk every day and producing 60,000 tonnes of milk powders annually.About the opportunity | Mō tēnei tūrangaWe’re excited to invite applications for the role of Environmental Manager at our Waitoa site! In this critical position, you’ll lead the environmental operations function, ensuring the health and sustainability of New Zealand’s natural resources. By overseeing the site’s environmental management system, you’ll play a key role in our environmental strategy and contribute to the long-term sustainability of our operations.As the Environmental Manager, you’ll lead a dedicated team of four professionals, guiding them in ensuring environmental compliance, advancing the development and implementation of our environmental management system (ISO 14001), and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This is a leadership role where you’ll be an essential part of the Site Leadership Team, contributing to the overall site strategies and the future direction.Key Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for the site’s wastewater treatment and disposal operations, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, monitoring, reporting, and incident response.
• Provide accurate, timely, and transparent compliance reports to regulatory authorities, site management, and other stakeholders.
• Support the renewal of resource consents for the site and contribute to regional and district planning processes.
• Collaborate with both site and regional Environmental Asset Management and Capital Projects teams to ensure best practices in environmental management.

Why Join Us? As part of our National Environmental Community at Fonterra, you’ll gain exposure to a variety of environmental projects, operations, and strategic initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your environmental management and leadership skills while making a tangible impact on sustainability efforts at the Waitoa site.About you | MōuWe are looking for someone with experience in leading environmental strategies, a passion for environmental management systems, and a track record in managing diverse teams. You will thrive in a dynamic environment and be motivated by the opportunity to shape and advanced our environmental management practices. We value collaboration, and you will be skilled at building positive relationships across different teams and stakeholders.You may be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Leadership experience, including the ability to engage, inspire, and coach a team.
• A solid understanding of compliance and the Resource Management Act (RMA), including ISO standards.
• Practical experience in environmental risk management and wastewater management.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively across functions.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field (e.g., Science, Environmental Management, Geography) would be an advantage.

At Fonterra, we’re passionate about building a future that’s sustainable, inclusive, and impactful for our communities. If you share this vision and are ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements?At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that’s you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.Or join our Talent Community by clicking to be notified about new and relevant job opportunities.The benefits of life at Fonterra | Ngā painga o te mahi ki FonterraOur people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.To learn more, visitOur story | Ō mātou kōreroBeing part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose.Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do.Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, 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, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together. Tᾱtou tᾱtou.#LI-AS1 #LI-JW

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Location: Waitoa, Waikato

Job date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:09:49 GMT

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