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SalaryFonterra is a global nutrition company owned by 10,000 farming families in New Zealand. We employ 20,000 people around the globe and offer amazing opportunities for people who want to join our team.
About the Role
Join Fonterra in a role that truly makes a difference as our Head of Responsible Dairy. This business-critical role forms part of our Farm Source lead team and has shared accountability for ensuring that Fonterra deliver demand-led milk supply for the business. This ensures Fonterra can create value, starting with milk sourced from farms which is the right milk, in the right amount at the right price that enables our farmers, Fonterra and our customers to be profitable.
Reporting to the Director Farm Source Australia, you will lead the Responsible Dairy team and be responsible for the assurance of on-farm milk quality standards, in addition to the continuing development and implementation of animal welfare and environmental standards.
This position will see you play a key role in enabling Fonterra Australia deliver against our sustainability goals and customer expectations via the development, delivery, and reporting of on-farm programs.
You will also:
- Ensure Fonterra's farm milk supply and farm milk collection is safe, high quality, and compliant with all relevant regulations as the starting point for food safety and quality across our entire food value chain.
- Own the vision and strategy for delivering on farm sustainability in AU, acting as a thought-leader for AU on-farm sustainability. Build support for this vision at ALT, NZ & Industry level.
- Develop the tools and programmes to support and enable our farmers to continue to lift their on-farm sustainability performance through the execution and evolution of our Farm Environmental Plans.
- Deliver against Fonterra Group and Industry expectations in Animal Welfare performance.
As the Head of Responsible Dairy, you will have significant experience in the development and leadership of on-field environmental performance.
You will have demonstrable experience in the implementation and maintenance of Farm Milk Quality standards within the Dairy industry, teamed with your experience in sourcing and maintaining agricultural product supply to support business needs.
You will be a natural relationship builder, with well-established and maintained industry networks, including beneficial relationships with Farmers, their advisers and their representative bodies such as ADF or Regional Dairy Programs.
In addition, you will have:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Commerce, Environmental, or similar.
- Current knowledge and application of Animal Health and Welfare standards and management.
- Demonstrated understanding of customer service values and principals.
- Experience in organisational change management.
- Able to effectively coach, mentor and develop team members into high performing teams.
Fonterra is a global nutrition company owned by 10,000 farming families in New Zealand. We employ 20,000 people around the globe and offer amazing opportunities for people who want to join our team.
In Australia, we take the milk we collect from our farmers, and our eight manufacturing sites across Victoria and Tasmania turn this into dairy foods that generations of Australians have grown up with and love, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies and partner with foodservices business across the country to get dairy foods into chefs' hands.
At Fonterra, we understand that to attract top talent we need to have the jobs that will make you want to get out of bed in the morning. Diversity, inclusion, and flexibility are a big part of our business, and with a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders and passionate people, this is a great place to work.
We need good people, we need you - please apply and join our team.
