<h2>A bit about your role</h2> This is an exciting opportunity to join Westland Milk Products as our Production Manager, leading a critical function within one of New Zealand&#x27;s leading dairy manufacturers.Based at our Hokitika site and reporting directly to the Site Operations Manager, you&#x27;ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future performance of our manufacturing operation. You&#x27;ll lead a large production team, driving excellence across safety, quality, delivery, cost and people performance, while influencing the strategic direction of the site.Working closely with teams across Quality, Maintenance, Automation, Health &amp; Safety, HR and Operations Leadership, you&#x27;ll have the opportunity to make a real impact by championing continuous improvement initiatives, strengthening capability across the business and fostering a high-performing culture. This is a role where your leadership, operational expertise and passion for developing people will directly contribute to the success of both our site and wider organisation. <h2>A bit about you</h2> You&#x27;re an experienced manufacturing leader who thrives on creating results through people. With a background in food, dairy or other complex manufacturing environments, you&#x27;ve successfully led teams, improved operational performance and delivered outcomes in fast-paced settings.You bring a strong combination of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, with a genuine passion for coaching and developing others. You&#x27;re known for building trust, leading change effectively and creating a culture where people feel empowered to perform at their best.Most importantly, you&#x27;re motivated by the opportunity to influence the future of a growing business, champion operational excellence and lead a team that takes pride in producing world-class dairy products. <h2>A bit about the organisation</h2> At Westland Milk Products, we&#x27;re proud of our rich heritage, strong values and ambitious future.Situated on the stunning West Coast of New Zealand&#x27;s South Island, our Hokitika manufacturing site is the heart of our operation, producing high-quality dairy ingredients and consumer products enjoyed around the world. We are committed to operational excellence, continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and sustainability.As part of the Yili Oceania group and owned by Yili Group, one of the world&#x27;s top five dairy companies, we offer the unique combination of a proud New Zealand legacy business backed by global scale and opportunity. Together with our sister companies, Oceania Dairy, Pure Nutrition, Canary Foods and EasiYo, we produce more than 170,000 metric tonnes of finished goods annually and export to over 40 countries worldwide.Joining Westland means becoming part of a business where your contribution matters, your development is supported and your career has room to grow.

Westland Milk Products

Production Manager (MT & LF)

<ul><li>Global exposure – Work across the Yili Oceania group with visibility to senior leadership locally and in China</li><li>High-impact role – Influence risk, controls, and business performance across multiple business units</li><li>Growth opportunity – Broaden your experience beyond audit into commercial operations and continuous improvement initiatives</li></ul> About Us Westland Milk Products, part of the Yili Oceania Business Division, is a global dairy exporter with a vision to be a world-class health food provider. We are committed to ensuring we operate in a professional environment where we do the right things with a focus on success, achieving the best results with respect and understanding through effective communication and support for each other. About the Role We’re seeking a Group Internal Auditor to deliver independent assurance across the business. Reporting to the Group Risk &amp; Assurance Manager, you’ll review key processes, assess risk and controls, and provide practical recommendations to improve performance. Key Responsibilities <ul><li>Deliver end-to-end internal audits (planning, fieldwork, reporting)</li><li>Analyse processes, identify risks and assess controls</li><li>Provide clear, value-adding recommendations</li><li>Track audit actions to ensure timely closure</li><li>Support control self-assessments and audit planning</li><li>Partner with senior stakeholders across the business and HQ</li></ul> About You <ul><li>You must have Several years’ audit experience</li><li>CA, CPA or CIA qualified</li><li>Strong understanding of risk, controls and business processes</li><li>Analytical with strong data and problem-solving skills</li><li>Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders</li></ul> Why Join Us <ul><li>Work within a global dairy leader with strong growth ambitions</li><li>Broad exposure across multiple business units and senior leadership</li><li>Play a key role in shaping risk and assurance practices</li><li>Supportive, collaborative team environment</li><li>Opportunity to drive real business improvement and impact</li></ul> Apply Now If you’re ready to step into a high-impact audit role, we’d love to hear from you.

Group Internal Auditor

<h3>Infant Formula | Blending &amp; Packing | Nutrition</h3>Asia-based | International Sales | Yili Oceania<h2>Be the in-market commercial lead driving our growth across Asia</h2>We’re looking for an experienced international sales professional to help accelerate the growth of our infant formula, blending and packing business across Asia. This is a genuinely customer-facing, in-market role where you’ll build strategic relationships, identify new opportunities and work across an international organisation to turn customer needs into sustainable commercial growth. As part of Yili Oceania, you’ll be connected to a diverse New Zealand food and nutrition group encompassing Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy, EasiYo, Canary Foods and Pure Nutrition.<h2>The opportunity</h2>Based in Asia and reporting into our international Sales leadership, you’ll be our eyes, ears and commercial presence in-market. You’ll work closely with customers, distributors and channel partners to understand their product, formulation, manufacturing, blending and packing requirements, while identifying opportunities to grow existing business and develop new customer relationships. Importantly, you won’t be doing this alone. You’ll connect customers with our New Zealand-based expertise across Category and Portfolio Management, Technical, Applications, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Supply Chain and Logistics to turn opportunities into commercial outcomes.<h3>What you’ll be doing</h3><ul><li>Grow our presence across Asia, delivering agreed revenue, volume, margin, market share and customer outcomes.</li><li>Develop high-value customer relationships, becoming a trusted commercial partner to customers, distributors, importers and channel partners.</li><li>Build the opportunity pipeline, identifying prospective customers, new applications, channels and markets.</li><li>Win new business, leading customer discussions and supporting commercial negotiations across technically complex products and solutions.</li><li>Understand what customers really need, including their formulation, manufacturing, quality, performance, blending and packing requirements.</li><li>Translate market insight into action, providing intelligence on customers, competitors, applications and emerging opportunities.</li><li>Drive portfolio growth, identifying opportunities to increase product penetration, mix, ranging and customer adoption.</li><li>Lead in-market product execution, supporting launches, range changes and portfolio initiatives with customers and distributors.</li><li>Coordinate international teams, bringing together technical, commercial, regulatory and operational expertise to deliver for customers.</li><li>Own disciplined sales execution, maintaining strong forecasting, CRM and pipeline visibility and contributing timely market insight into S&amp;OP planning.</li></ul><h2>What you’ll bring</h2>You’ll already understand what it takes to develop business across Asian markets and build long-term commercial relationships across different cultures. We’re looking for someone with:<ul><li>Significant experience in regional or international sales, key account management or business development.</li><li>A strong track record selling technically complex products or solutions.</li><li>Excellent commercial judgement, negotiation and customer relationship skills.</li><li>The ability to understand technical products and translate their features and applications into compelling customer solutions.</li><li>Experience working across international markets and complex, matrixed organisations.</li><li>Strong commercial planning, forecasting, analysis and CRM discipline.</li><li>Confidence working alongside Technical, Quality, Regulatory, Applications and Product Development specialists.</li><li>A relevant qualification in business, commerce, marketing, food science or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience.</li><li>Experience across dairy, infant nutrition, nutrition or food ingredients would be highly regarded.</li></ul><h2>Why join us?</h2>This is an opportunity to take a highly visible role in a strategically important growth market. You’ll have the scope to develop relationships, uncover opportunities and connect some of Asia’s leading customers with the capability of a significant international dairy and nutrition business. If you understand the Asian market, thrive on developing technically complex customer solutions and enjoy turning relationships into sustainable commercial growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Regional Sales Manager – Asia

Competitive Salary

Performance Bonus

<h2>Shape how Digital delivers value across Yili Oceania</h2> We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and commercially focused Head of Digital Partnerships to join our Digital leadership team and play a key role in shaping the future of Digital across our New Zealand businesses.Based in Hornby, Christchurch and reporting to the GM Digital , this is a highly influential leadership role responsible for connecting business strategy with Digital investment, transformation and delivery across Yili Oceania.Leading a team of five Digital Business Improvement Partners and our Business Planning &amp; Intelligence Lead , you will work closely with executive and senior leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Innovation, Sales, Commercial and other areas of the organisation.This is not simply about technology. It is about understanding where the business is heading, identifying where Digital can create the greatest value, bringing competing priorities together and ensuring investment translates into practical, measurable business outcomes. <h2>What you&#x27;ll be responsible for</h2> You will: <ul><li>Lead the Digital Partnerships strategy, portfolio and roadmaps , ensuring investment aligns with business priorities and enterprise strategy.</li><li>Act as a trusted senior Digital partner to executive and senior leaders, translating business challenges and opportunities into clear Digital priorities.</li><li>Lead portfolio prioritisation and investment decisions across value, risk, cost, complexity and delivery capacity.</li><li>Oversee Digital business improvement initiatives from discovery through delivery, implementation, adoption and benefits realisation.</li><li>Strengthen the use of business intelligence, data and insight to support better planning and decision-making.</li><li>Partner across Data &amp; AI, Master Data, Development, Architecture, Infrastructure and other Digital specialist teams to deliver integrated and sustainable solutions.</li><li>Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Digital Partnerships team.</li><li>Contribute to enterprise Digital strategy and help position Digital as a business improvement partner , not simply a technology service.</li></ul> <h2>What you&#x27;ll bring</h2> We are looking for an accomplished leader who can operate comfortably at the intersection of business, technology and transformation .Ideally, you will bring: <ul><li>10+ years&#x27; relevant experience across Digital, enterprise applications, business operations or transformation, including significant senior leadership experience.</li><li>Proven experience developing Digital strategies, roadmaps and portfolios that deliver measurable business outcomes.</li><li>Strong commercial judgement and the ability to prioritise investments based on value, risk, cost and organisational priorities.</li><li>Experience leading complex cross-functional transformation and business change.</li><li>Strong understanding of enterprise applications, data, integration, automation, reporting, AI and Digital governance.</li><li>Outstanding stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence executive and senior leaders.</li><li>Strong people leadership, coaching and capability-development skills.</li><li>The ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities while maintaining a clear focus on long-term business value.</li></ul> Experience within dairy, food manufacturing or another regulated manufacturing environment would be advantageous, but is not essential. <h2>Why this role?</h2> This is an opportunity to have genuine enterprise-wide impact.You will influence where Digital investment is directed, shape a significant portfolio of business improvement activity and lead the team that connects Digital capability with some of the organisation&#x27;s most important operational and commercial priorities.You will also be joining Yili Oceania , bringing together Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy, EasiYo, Canary Foods and Pure Nutrition , producing high-quality dairy and nutrition products for markets around the world.If you are a commercially minded Digital leader who thrives on connecting strategy, people, technology and business outcomes , we would love to hear from you.Apply now and help shape the next chapter of Digital across Yili Oceania.

Head of Digital Partnerships

About the role Step into a role where your expertise truly makes an impact. As the Packing Technician Lead, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring the seamless, safe, and high‑performing operation of all packing equipment at our Hokitika site. You’ll take ownership of a diverse and critical portfolio of assets — from Butter WAL and Benhil machines to GEA Avapac and Technopak powder packing lines, along with advanced JMP robotic systems — keeping them running at peak performance. Leading a capable and committed team across a 24&#x2F;7 shift environment, you’ll bring hands‑on technical leadership to the floor. Your influence will drive asset reliability, operational excellence, and continuous loss reduction, while shaping a high‑performing culture built on capability and accountability. Collaboration is key. Working closely with production, engineering, and site stakeholders, you’ll ensure packaging operations consistently exceed expectations in safety, quality, and compliance. This role spans the full equipment lifecycle — from predictive and preventative maintenance through to rapid fault response, shutdown planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. Just as importantly, you’ll play a vital role in developing and mentoring your team, strengthening capability and building resilience across the packing function. If you’re looking for a role where you can combine hands‑on technical expertise with leadership influence, and make a tangible difference every day while shaping long‑term performance — this is it. A bit about you You’re a seasoned packaging or engineering professional who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. With solid experience in maintenance, asset reliability, or process operations, you bring both deep technical know‑how and a practical, solution‑focused mindset. You’re known for your ability to solve problems, guide others, and lead from the front. Whether working alongside contractors or internal teams, you confidently prioritise work, drive outcomes, and uphold high standards. You communicate clearly, adapt quickly, and bring a strong attention to detail — all qualities that help you succeed in a dynamic environment like ours. Ideally, you’ll also bring formal engineering qualifications, along with hands‑on experience in diagnostics, troubleshooting, and plant reliability practices. A bit about the organisation Westland Milk Products is a proud New Zealand dairy manufacturer with deep roots on the South Island, operating from Hokitika and Christchurch. This role sits within our Shifts and Maintenance Team, playing a key part in supporting production excellence across our packing operations. As part of the globally recognised Yili Group (Top 5 dairy company worldwide), Westland contributes to the wider Yili Oceania network, alongside: <ul><li>Oceania Dairy (Glenavy)</li><li>Pure Nutrition (Rolleston)</li><li>Canary Foods (Hamilton)</li><li>EasiYo (Auckland)</li></ul> Together, this group produces over 170,000 metric tonnes of finished goods annually, exporting to more than 40 countries and generating revenues exceeding $1.3 billion — and growing Where to from here? We know great talent doesn’t always tick every box — so if this opportunity excites you, we strongly encourage you to apply. Submit your application via westlandcareers.co.nz, where you’ll also find the full Position Description. Applications close: 22nd November 2026Please note: we review applications as they come in, and the role may close early if the right candidate is found. Applicants must have valid New Zealand work rights. Early applications are encouraged.

Lead Technician – High‑Performance Butter & Powder Packing Lines

<h2>Lead the development capability behind our digital future</h2> We are looking for an experienced Digital Manager – Development to lead our shared Development capability across Yili Oceania.Based in Hornby, Christchurch and reporting to the GM Digital , this is a key leadership role responsible for turning business priorities and solution designs into secure, reliable and scalable digital solutions.Leading a team of six, you will provide the technical direction, people leadership and delivery discipline across application development, integration, automation and Level 3 application support .This is an opportunity to lead both people and technology , building a high-performing engineering culture while helping shape how development is delivered across a diverse and growing organisation. <h2>What you&#x27;ll be responsible for</h2> You will:<ul><li>Lead and develop a high-performing Digital Development team , setting clear priorities, standards and ways of working.</li><li>Oversee development across enterprise applications, integrations, automation and business-critical platforms .</li><li>Lead technical delivery across platforms including Microsoft Power Platform, Oracle, LIMS and Finance applications .</li><li>Manage development demand, capacity and delivery commitments across multiple business priorities.</li><li>Strengthen engineering practices across DevOps, testing, source control, peer review, deployment and release management .</li><li>Drive improvements in engineering quality, security, reliability and application lifecycle management.</li><li>Provide leadership for complex Level 3 application support, root-cause analysis and technical problem resolution.</li><li>Reduce technical debt and key-person dependency through better documentation, cross-skilling and knowledge sharing.</li><li>Manage specialist development partners and suppliers, ensuring strong performance, quality and knowledge transfer.</li><li>Work closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Data &amp; AI, Digital Partnerships and business teams to deliver integrated and sustainable solutions.</li></ul> <h2>What you&#x27;ll bring</h2> We are looking for an experienced Development leader who combines strong technical credibility with excellent people and delivery leadership .Ideally, you will bring:<ul><li>Significant software development and integration experience, including leadership of a Development team or function.</li><li>Strong knowledge of modern software development, integration, testing, release and support practices.</li><li>Experience working across enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Power Platform, Oracle, LIMS, ERP, Finance applications or comparable platforms .</li><li>Practical experience with Agile, DevOps, source control, peer review and automated deployment practices .</li><li>Experience leading multi-platform enterprise delivery and managing competing priorities and resources.</li><li>Strong understanding of application support, incident management, root-cause analysis and technical debt.</li><li>Experience managing suppliers, budgets, delivery commitments and technical risk.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear options and recommendations.</li><li>A relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.</li></ul>Experience within dairy, food manufacturing or another complex regulated environment would be advantageous. <h2>Why this role?</h2> This is a great opportunity for a Development leader who wants more than simply managing a technical team.You will have the scope to shape engineering practices, build capability, improve how development is delivered and influence the wider Digital environment across Yili Oceania.You will be joining an organisation that brings together Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy, EasiYo, Canary Foods and Pure Nutrition , with a diverse Digital landscape supporting manufacturing, supply chain, commercial and corporate operations.If you are an experienced Development leader who enjoys building great teams, solving complex problems and delivering technology that makes a genuine difference to the business , we would love to hear from you.Apply now and help build the development capability supporting the future of Yili Oceania.

Digital Manager – Development

<h2>Lead the Data &amp; AI capability shaping our digital future</h2> We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Digital Data &amp; AI Manager to lead our enterprise Data, Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence capability across Yili Oceania.Based in Hornby, Christchurch and reporting to the GM Digital , this is an exciting leadership opportunity to shape how data and AI are used across a complex, multi-business organisation.You will lead the strategy, governance and adoption of AI while building trusted enterprise data, analytics and Business Intelligence capability that enables better decisions, improves performance and creates measurable business value.Leading a multidisciplinary team across Business Intelligence, Data Engineering and Information &amp; Data Management , you will work closely with senior business leaders and Digital teams to turn opportunities into practical, scalable solutions. <h2>What you&#x27;ll be responsible for</h2> You will:<ul><li>Lead the development and delivery of our enterprise Data, BI and AI strategy and roadmap .</li><li>Own the enterprise AI strategy, governance and adoption roadmap , identifying opportunities where AI can create genuine business value.</li><li>Lead and develop our Data &amp; AI team across Business Intelligence, data engineering and information management.</li><li>Shape how technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data &amp; AI services and other enterprise platforms are used across the organisation.</li><li>Lead the delivery of trusted dashboards, reporting, analytics, data products and scalable data pipelines.</li><li>Improve data governance, quality, lineage, metadata and information management.</li><li>Establish responsible AI practices covering privacy, security, transparency, human oversight and risk.</li><li>Build AI literacy across the organisation and support the safe adoption of emerging technologies.</li><li>Evaluate and prioritise Data &amp; AI initiatives based on value, readiness, risk, cost and scalability.</li><li>Partner with business leaders and Digital teams to move successful AI initiatives beyond pilots and into sustainable business use.</li><li>Manage external technology and delivery partners while ensuring strong performance, capability transfer and value.</li><li>Track adoption, benefits and ROI to ensure Data &amp; AI investment delivers measurable outcomes.</li></ul> <h2>What you&#x27;ll bring</h2> We are looking for a leader who can combine Data &amp; AI expertise with commercial thinking, people leadership and the ability to influence across the enterprise .Ideally, you will bring: <ul><li>Significant experience leading Data, Analytics, BI, AI or Digital capability within a complex organisation.</li><li>Strong experience developing and delivering enterprise data and analytics strategies and roadmaps.</li><li>Demonstrated experience delivering BI, data engineering and enterprise data solutions .</li><li>Experience developing or implementing AI strategy, governance and use-case portfolios .</li><li>Strong understanding of responsible AI, data governance, privacy, information management and data quality.</li><li>Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data &amp; AI services , or comparable enterprise platforms.</li><li>Strong commercial judgement and the ability to identify where technology can deliver genuine business value.</li><li>Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and cross-functional delivery.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder skills and the ability to translate complex Data and AI concepts into clear business language.</li><li>A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience.</li></ul> Experience within dairy, food manufacturing or another regulated operational environment would be advantageous. <h2>Why this role?</h2> Few Data &amp; AI leadership roles offer the opportunity to influence both the foundations of enterprise data and the future adoption of Artificial Intelligence .You will have the opportunity to shape Yili Oceania&#x27;s AI direction, improve how data is governed and used, build enterprise capability and turn emerging technology into practical business outcomes.You will be joining Yili Oceania , encompassing Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy, EasiYo, Canary Foods and Pure Nutrition , with a diverse operational environment spanning manufacturing, supply chain, commercial and corporate functions.If you are passionate about turning data into insight, AI into practical value and emerging technology into sustainable business capability , we would love to hear from you.Apply now and help shape the future of Data &amp; AI across Yili Oceania.

Digital Data & AI Manager

Shape the workforce behind one of New Zealand&#x27;s leading dairy manufacturers. This is a rare senior people leadership role where your influence reaches every part of the business, from the factory floor to the commercial team. About the roleYou&#x27;ll lead our people partnering function across manufacturing, processing, supply chain, milk supply and commercial, leading the HRBP network and partnering directly with GMs and senior leaders to turn business strategy into workforce reality. Reporting to the GM People &amp; Culture, you&#x27;ll be a senior member of the People &amp; Culture leadership team, shaping workforce strategy, driving transformation and building the leadership capability that keeps our business performing. What you&#x27;ll do<ul><li>Be the trusted advisor to Operations, Milk Supply and Commercial leaders, offering constructive challenge on organisation design, capability and culture</li><li>Lead, coach and develop our HRBP network</li><li>Act as chief negotiator for Collective Employment Agreements and lead complex employment relations matters</li><li>Drive organisational change and transformation programmes across our sites</li><li>Lead workforce planning, succession and talent pipelines for critical roles, and manage labour cost and workforce efficiency</li><li>Build leadership capability and lift engagement, retention and wellbeing</li></ul> What you&#x27;ll bring<ul><li>A degree in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline</li><li>10+ years&#x27; senior HR or people partnering experience in manufacturing, industrial or operational environments</li><li>Extensive collective bargaining and union negotiation experience, backed by strong employment law knowledge</li><li>A proven record of leading large-scale organisational change</li><li>Experience leading business partnering teams across multiple sites and partnering with senior leaders</li><li>A strategic, commercially astute and influential approach, with the courage to make decisions</li></ul> Why join usThis is a role with genuine reach and influence. You&#x27;ll work alongside our GMs and ELT, see the direct impact of your decisions on the people who make our products, and help shape how our workforce grows and develops. If you&#x27;re a leader who thrives in a hands-on, operational environment and wants to make a real difference, we&#x27;d love to hear from you. Ready to lead people partnering at the heart of our business? Apply now

Senior People Partnering Manager

<h2>Plant Operator</h2> Hokitika | Permanent | Full time <ul><li>Hands-on plant operations: help keep our plant running safely and efficiently, and on spec.</li><li>Structured training: build your expertise through on-the-job training, competency assessments and targeted courses.</li><li>Make a difference every shift: solve problems, improve how we work and see the results of your effort.</li></ul> <h3>A bit about the role</h3> We&#x27;re looking for a Plant Operator to join our team at Westland Milk Products in Hokitika. You&#x27;ll report to our Supervisors and ultimately to the Production Manager, and you&#x27;ll help produce high-quality dairy products to the standard our customers expect. On shift, you&#x27;ll: <ul><li>Operate the plant to stay on track with the production schedule and maximise product yield</li><li>Keep product within spec targets and limits, meet the requirements in our SOPs and keep rework to a minimum</li><li>Spot faults and solve problems as they come up, working closely with our Maintenance, Electrical and Automation teams</li><li>Follow safe work practices and keep the plant and work areas clean, tidy and hygienic</li><li>Record shift information on the DMS performance board</li><li>Bring a continuous improvement mindset, using tools such as 5S and Plan, Do, Check, Act to cut waste and improve performance</li></ul> <h3>Training and development</h3> This role comes with a clear path to build your plant expertise. You&#x27;ll learn the SOPs, equipment and documentation for your area and complete competency assessments. You&#x27;ll also attend targeted training, such as a Dryer skills course, and keep your quality and compliance training up to date. If you enjoy learning and growing your technical skills, you&#x27;ll find plenty of opportunity here. <h3>A bit about you</h3> You don&#x27;t need to know everything on day one. Dairy industry experience is preferred , but your attitude, reliability and willingness to learn matter just as much. You&#x27;ll ideally bring: <ul><li>Experience in dairy, food manufacturing or another production or process environment</li><li>A strong focus on health and safety, food safety and quality</li><li>Good fault-finding and problem-solving skills</li><li>The ability to pick up new concepts quickly</li><li>Basic computer skills</li><li>Good verbal and written communication</li><li>A genuine team-first attitude</li><li>An interest in ongoing training and continuous improvement</li></ul> NCEA Level 3 (or equivalent) in Maths, English, Science and computer skills is preferable. <h3>A bit about us</h3> Westland Milk Products is a proud, end-to-end New Zealand dairy manufacturer with a heritage stretching back over 80 years and a home in the beautiful South Island. At our Hokitika site, our people turn West Coast milk into high-quality dairy products enjoyed around the world.We&#x27;re owned by Yili Group, one of the world&#x27;s largest dairy companies. Together with Oceania Dairy, Pure Nutrition, Canary Foods and EasiYo, we make up the Yili Oceania group, so you&#x27;ll be part of a New Zealand business with genuine global scale. <h3>Where to from here?</h3> If you take safety and quality seriously and you&#x27;re keen to build your skills in plant operations, back yourself and apply , even if you don&#x27;t tick every box.Apply through Westland Careers. You&#x27;ll find the full position description on the site.We review applications as they come in and may close the role early, so we encourage you to apply soon. You must have valid work rights in New Zealand to be considered.

D6 Plant Operator

<h3>Shape the future of our global nutrition portfolio</h3> This is an opportunity to take genuine commercial ownership of a strategically important nutrition portfolio and help define where it goes next.At Westland Milk Products, part of Yili Oceania , we produce high-quality dairy products for global markets with an ambition to be recognised as a world-class health food provider. We are looking for an experienced Category &amp; Portfolio Manager – Nutrition Products to help turn that ambition into sustainable commercial growth. <h3>The opportunity</h3> Reporting to the Head of Business Unit Nutrition and based in Christchurch, you will take ownership of the strategy, performance and development of our nutrition product portfolio.This is a broad, commercially focused role. You will identify where the strongest opportunities exist, determine how we position our products to win, build compelling value propositions and translate customer and market insight into a clear product roadmap.You will work across Sales, Innovation, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and Regulatory, connecting market opportunity with what we can successfully develop, manufacture and commercialise. <h3>What you’ll be responsible for</h3> <ul><li>Own the portfolio strategy across Infant, Adult and Performance Nutrition, ensuring it is aligned with our broader commercial and business objectives.</li><li>Drive portfolio profitability , actively managing product margin, pricing strategy and overall commercial performance.</li><li>Shape the product roadmap , building a healthy pipeline of new products, category opportunities and future growth platforms.</li><li>Lead the full product lifecycle , from concept and development through launch, growth, renewal, renovation and eventual rationalisation.</li><li>Identify where we can win , using customer, competitor and market intelligence to define attractive segments, target customers and differentiated value propositions.</li><li>Build robust business cases for new products, category expansion and significant portfolio investments.</li><li>Partner with customers and Sales to validate opportunities and translate market needs into commercial product strategies.</li><li>Enable our global sales teams with the product expertise, technical support, insights and collateral they need to have credible customer conversations.</li><li>Mobilise cross-functional teams to deliver complex customer requirements and new product development opportunities.</li><li>Connect strategy with operational reality , working with Operations, Innovation, Supply Chain and Finance to align growth plans with capacity, capability and investment requirements.</li></ul> <h3>What you’ll bring</h3> You’ll be a commercially astute product or portfolio leader who is equally comfortable working with market data, customers, financials and cross-functional teams.Ideally, you will bring:<ul><li>8+ years’ experience across product management, portfolio management or a senior commercial role within a B2B environment.</li><li>Strong experience in international infant formula, nutrition, functional food ingredients or nutraceuticals .</li><li>A proven ability to manage products across their lifecycle and turn market insight into clear commercial strategies.</li><li>Strong understanding of pricing, margin, profitability and business-case development .</li><li>The analytical capability to interpret customer, competitor and market intelligence and turn it into action.</li><li>Experience leading complex projects and influencing across Commercial, Innovation, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance.</li><li>Confidence working with senior stakeholders, customers and culturally diverse international markets.</li><li>Exposure to regulated environments, quality systems and product-development cycles.</li><li>A relevant degree in Business, Marketing or a related discipline, or significant equivalent experience. An MBA would be advantageous.</li></ul> <h3>Why this role?</h3> This isn’t a role where you simply maintain an existing product range.You’ll have the opportunity to shape what our future nutrition portfolio looks like, where we compete, which opportunities we pursue and how we turn those opportunities into profitable growth .For someone who enjoys bringing together commercial strategy, product innovation, customer insight and execution , this is an opportunity to have real influence within a global dairy and nutrition business.If you’re ready to take ownership of a significant nutrition portfolio and help shape its next phase of growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Category & Portfolio Manager – Nutrition Products

<h3>A bit about your role</h3>As the Production Technical Lead, you will play a key role in providing expert technical leadership across our dairy manufacturing operations, ensuring processes are stable, compliant and continuously optimised. You will own production recipes, process parameters and technical standards, while leading troubleshooting activities and driving improvements that reduce variability and protect product quality. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, you will work closely alongside Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Automation and Engineering teams. Acting as the technical authority on site, you will support day-to-day production execution, guide teams through process challenges and contribute to the successful delivery of continuous improvement initiatives.<h3>A bit about you</h3>You are a technically strong manufacturing professional with several years’ experience in dairy or food production environments, bringing a proven ability to translate process design and quality requirements into practical, operational outcomes. You are confident working with process control systems, using data and structured problem-solving to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions. You thrive in a fast-paced production setting, with a collaborative approach and a passion for coaching others to build technical capability. You are known for your sound judgement, your ability to influence across teams and your commitment to maintaining high standards of food safety, quality and compliance.<h3>A bit about the organisation</h3>Westland Milk Products is a well-known New Zealand end-to-end dairy manufacturer based in the beautiful South Island with offices and production facilities based in both Christchurch and Hokitika. Owned by the Global Top 5 dairy company Yili Group, Westland Milk Products and its related companies in New Zealand, Oceania Dairy (Glenavy), Pure Nutrition (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) and EasiYo (Auckland) form a group that we refer to as the Yili Oceania group. The combined business produces over 170,000mt of finished goods which are then exported to over 40 countries, driving annual revenue well in excess of $1.3B – and growing.<h3>Where to from here?</h3>We encourage you to apply even if you feel that you do not meet all of the above qualifications. No one ever meets 100% of the requirements. We look forward to your application! Please submit your application through our careers page at westlandcareers.co.nz or ODL. For further details, please refer to the accompanying position description available on the site. Applications close on the 22nd November 2026. Please note that this advertisement may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be conducted earlier than the closing date. Applicants must have valid work rights in New Zealand to be considered. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may close the role early if a suitable candidate is found. We encourage early applications.

Production Technical Lead

<h2>A bit about your role</h2>As the Customer Service Officer - Document Management, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely management of export documentation that supports the delivery of Westland products to customers around the world. As part of our Customer Experience team, you will coordinate documentation across multiple markets, work closely with customers and logistics providers, and help ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met every step of the way.Reporting to the Team Leader - Document Management, you will work alongside our wider Customer Experience, Supply Chain, Logistics and Commercial teams to deliver a seamless customer experience. This is a varied role where attention to detail, strong communication and a proactive approach are essential to supporting our global export operations.<h2>A bit about you</h2>You are a highly organised and customer-focused professional with several years of experience in customer service, administration, logistics, export documentation or a similar environment. You enjoy working in a fast-paced setting where accuracy matters and take pride in delivering high-quality work while managing competing priorities.You bring proven relationship-building skills and are confident working with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. With a keen eye for detail and a solutions-focused mindset, you can identify issues, navigate complexity and contribute to positive customer outcomes. Experience within an export, manufacturing, supply chain or FMCG environment would be advantageous, although just as important is your willingness to learn, collaborate and contribute to a high-performing team.<h2>A bit about the organisation</h2>Westland Milk Products is a well-known New Zealand end-to-end dairy manufacturer based in the beautiful South Island, with offices and production facilities in both Christchurch and Hokitika. Westland produces a diverse range of high-quality dairy ingredients and consumer products that are sold to customers across New Zealand and around the world. With a strong focus on quality, innovation and customer service, Westland continues to build on its proud history while investing in future growth.Owned by the Global Top 5 dairy company Yili Group, Westland Milk Products and its related companies in New Zealand, Oceania Dairy (Glenavy), Pure Nutrition (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) and EasiYo (Auckland) form a group that we refer to as the Yili Oceania Group. The combined business produces over 170,000mt of finished goods which are then exported to over 40 countries, driving annual revenue well in excess of $1.3B - and growing.<h2>Where to from here?</h2>We encourage you to apply even if you feel that you do not meet all of the above qualifications. No one ever meets 100% of the requirements. We look forward to your application!Please submit your application through our careers page at westlandcareers.co.nz. For further details, please refer to the accompanying position description available on the site. Applications close on 29th November 2026. Please note that this advertisement may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be conducted earlier than the closing date.Applicants must have valid work rights in New Zealand to be considered.Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may close the role early if a suitable candidate is found. We encourage early applications.

Customer Services Officer - Documentation Management

<h2>A bit about your role</h2>This is a pivotal leadership opportunity to shape and strengthen quality, food safety and compliance across one of New Zealand&#x27;s leading dairy manufacturing operations. As the Site Quality &amp; Compliance Manager, you will provide both strategic direction and operational leadership for all quality, food safety and regulatory activities at our Rolleston site. You will be responsible for ensuring our products, systems and processes consistently meet customer, regulatory and business requirements while fostering a culture where quality excellence is embedded in everything we do. Reporting to the General Manager - Site, with a dotted reporting line to the General Manager Quality, you will lead a high-performing team of quality professionals and play a key role within the Site Leadership Team. Partnering closely with Supply Chain, Innovation, Operations and the wider Yili Oceania Quality network, you will drive continuous improvement initiatives, champion best practice quality systems and support the delivery of safe, compliant and high-quality products to customers around the world. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the business while helping shape the future of quality performance within a growing international dairy organisation.<h2>A bit about you</h2>You are a passionate and influential quality leader who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing environments and is motivated by delivering exceptional food safety, quality and compliance outcomes. With proven experience leading quality and compliance functions, ideally within dairy, food manufacturing or other highly regulated industries, you bring strong technical expertise across quality systems, regulatory requirements, customer standards and certification programmes. You understand how to balance strategic priorities with operational excellence and are confident making sound decisions in complex environments. Equally important is your ability to lead and inspire people. You build strong relationships across all levels of an organisation, develop high-performing teams through coaching and mentoring, and have the ability to influence positive change. Your collaborative approach, commercial mindset and commitment to continuous improvement enable you to drive sustainable results while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.<h2>A bit about the organisation</h2>At Yili Oceania Business Division (YOBD), we are passionate about producing world-class dairy and nutritional products that are enjoyed by consumers across the globe. Quality, food safety and innovation sit at the heart of everything we do, helping us deliver trusted products to international markets while continuing to grow and evolve. Westland Milk Products is a proudly New Zealand-owned dairy manufacturer with a rich history and a reputation for producing premium dairy ingredients and nutrition products. With operations spanning Christchurch, Hokitika, Rolleston, Glenavy, Hamilton and Auckland, we are part of the global Yili Group, one of the world&#x27;s top five dairy companies. Together, Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy, Pure Nutrition, Canary Foods and EasiYo form the Yili Oceania group, manufacturing over 170,000MT of finished products annually and exporting to more than 40 countries worldwide. With annual revenue exceeding $1.3 billion and continued investment in growth and innovation, there has never been a more exciting time to join our business.<h2>Where to from here?</h2>If you&#x27;re excited by the opportunity to lead quality excellence within a global dairy business, we&#x27;d love to hear from you. Even if you don&#x27;t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Research shows that many great candidates underestimate their suitability, and we&#x27;d rather have the conversation. Please submit your application via westlandcareers.co.nz or ODL. For further information, please refer to the accompanying position description. Applications close on 29th November 2026 , however applications will be reviewed as they are received and we reserve the right to close advertising earlier if a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

Site Quality & Compliance Manager Rolleston

About the Role: Based in Hokitika and reporting to the Electrical &amp; Instrumentation Manager, we are looking for an experienced Electrician to join our electrical team and work closely with the site teams to maintain all plants on-site and to ensure all electrical equipment complies with electrical standards. The role will also carry out works in conjunction with automation, engineering, packing techs, reliability and other electrical staff&#x2F;contractors to ensure plant reliability and performance, in addition to completing all electrical servicing repairs and maintenance to the highest possible standard. This role will work 12.25hr shifts 0445am -1700pm (rostered 4 days on 4 days off) - Fantastic rate of $55.80ph. Key responsibilities: <ul><li>Electrical maintenance on all plants</li><li>Upholding compliance and best practices to assigned areas</li><li>Fault finding on equipment + predictive and preventative maintenance</li><li>Panel wiring, construction and installation of site-wide electrical equipment</li><li>Assistance with instrumentation and calibration related requirements where possible</li><li>Labour management including other electricians, apprentices and subcontractors</li><li>Liaising with other trades and project leaders during contract works.</li><li>Dealing with a wide range of people and management in all levels of the workplace and -contracting industry.</li><li>Ordering and receiving of materials and parts.</li><li>Health &amp; Safety and QA compliance and documentation</li><li>Ensuring all work orders get completed on time and filled out in detail.</li><li>The occasional ability to be on call or work the odd night shift</li></ul> Skills and Experience: <ul><li>National Certificate in Electrical Engineering (Electrician) Level 4.</li><li>Experience across a broad range of industrial electrical equipment.</li><li>The ability to perform electrical maintenance of commercial and industrial facilities.</li><li>The ability to read and interpret specifications and drawings</li><li>Commitment and self-motivation, with very good organisational and housekeeping skills</li><li>Experience in instrumentation and calibration – preferred&#x2F;beneficial.</li><li>Good working knowledge of current electrical standards and regulations</li><li>Experience in hazardous areas and machine safety preferred</li></ul> A bit about us Westland Milk Products is a well-known New Zealand end-to-end dairy manufacturer based in the beautiful South Island with offices and production facilities based in both Christchurch and Hokitika. Owned by the Global Top 5 dairy company Yili Group, Westland Milk Products and its related companies in New Zealand, Oceania Dairy (Glenavy), Pure Nutrition (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) and EasiYo (Auckland) form a group that we refer to as the Yili Oceania group. The combined business produces over 170,000mt of finished goods which are then exported to over 40 countries, driving annual revenue well in excess of $1.3B – and growing. Where to from here? We encourage you to apply even if you feel that you do not meet all of the above qualifications. No one ever meets 100% of the requirements. We look forward to your application. Please submit your application through our careers page at westlandcareers.co.nz Applicants must have valid work rights in New Zealand to be considered.

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