Senior Packaging Technologist
Flexible Location – NZ
Full time
Listed May 21st 2026
Position Description
Imagine Tomorrow with Us | Ata whakaarohia tō āpōpō
At Fonterra Te Mātāpuna, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.
Whether you’re early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.
Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.
About the Opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga
This is an exciting opportunity to join Fonterra’s Packaging Implementation team, where you’ll play a key role in delivering commercially valuable packaging solutions across new and existing formats. Working closely with Customer Quality, Global Engineering and Technical teams, and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, you’ll lead packaging changes from initial request through to successful in-market delivery.
The role offers plenty of variety, combining technical packaging expertise, project leadership, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, and risk management to ensure packaging solutions are compliant, fit for purpose, and successfully introduced into manufacturing environments. The role focuses on delivering packaging change safely, on time, within budget, and to specification while continuously improving ways of working.
About You | Mōu
You’ll bring strong experience in packaging technology, ideally within food, dairy, beverage, or FMCG environments, along with a solid understanding of manufacturing processes and change implementation. You’ll be confident managing multiple packaging projects, navigating complexity, and building strong working relationships across technical, operational, regulatory, and commercial teams. You will have the ability to balance detail with the bigger picture, anticipate risks, and deliver practical, high-quality outcomes as well as the following:
- Hold a tertiary qualification in packaging technology (or similar)
- Have strong stakeholder management experience.
- Well-developed analytical and project management skill
- Be a quick learner and can master a variety of systems
- Have a systematic and methodical mindset.
- Collaborative and proactive approach, with a focus on sharing knowledge and driving continuous improvemen
- Commitment to strong food safety, quality, and health and safety standards
Our Values | Ngā Aura
At 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
Our Commitment to You | Tā mātou oati
We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:
- Fair and equitable pay
- Health and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)
- Professional development opportunities
- Career growth support
- Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
- Employee recognition
- Support for community involvement and cultural connection
To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers
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