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Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.\nAbout us |He kupu mō mātou\nEstablished in 1982, Stirling site is Fonterra’s only manufacturing site in the Otago region. Specialising in Cheese, the site has picked up awards from both in New Zealand and internationally for their Cheddar and Colby. Stirling produces around 10,500 20kgs blocks of cheese everyday.\nAbout the Opportunity |Mō tēnei tūranga\nJoining our team at Stirling as an Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role - translating organisational strategy into safe, reliable, and sustainable operational performance.\nOperating within a standardised site leadership model, you will lead and coach the Maintenance team, working closely with site leaders and partners to deliver both day to day results and longer term improvement.\nYou’ll have end to end accountability for asset care, facilities management, and site capital delivery, ensuring assets are optimised for reliability, performance, and long term value. This includes oversight of facilities contracts and approved capital projects, alongside stewardship of operating and capital budgets.\nSafety, quality, and care sit at the heart of this role. You’ll respond to events with care, foster open reporting and continuous learning, and build a strong culture of health, safety, wellbeing, food safety and quality, while ensuring compliance with all organisational, regulatory, and environmental obligations.\nThis is a leadership role with real impact-balancing operational excellence, people leadership, and continuous improvement to support the site’s licence to operate and long term success.\nAbout You | Mōu\nYou will bring sound experience in plant maintenance leadership within a manufacturing environment, ideally supported by a tertiary qualification in Engineering (e.g. Process, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil) or a related technical field. Equally important is your ability to lead, influence, and develop a capable team while driving strategic asset care initiatives.\nYou will also bring to this role:\nDemonstrated capability in financial management, including operating budgets, capital planning, and business cases.\nProven people leadership skills, with the ability to lead, coach and develop teams through change in complex, dispersed organisations.\nExperience delivering facilities services and capital projects, including contractor and service provider management.\nStrong problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making skills.\nA strong commitment to health, safety, wellbeing, food safety, quality, and compliance, with the confidence to uphold standards and governance requirements.\nDemonstrated ability to build relationships with internal partners, contractors, and external stakeholders.\nA continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and drive sustainable performance outcomes.\nThis role is an excellent opportunity to further develop your strategic engineering leadership while making a meaningful impact on site performance and long term asset resilience.\nOur Values |Ngā Aura\nAt Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone - no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other. Discover how your values align with ours by taking our Values Quiz\nOur Commitment to You | Tā mātou oati\nWe care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:\nFair and equitable pay\nHealth and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)\nProfessional development opportunities\nCareer growth support\nWork-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)\nEmployee recognition\nSupport for community involvement and cultural connection\nTo learn more, visit Fonterra Careers\nA Career of Opportunities |Ngā Mahi\nAt Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.\nJoin Us |Tātou Tātou\nDoes this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.\nYou, me, us together, Tātou, tātou.\nTogether, we're shaping a future of inclusion | He Wāhi mō te Katoa\nInclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.\nWe welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).\nEven if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value your potential and growth.\nIf you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. 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