You will have the opportunity to move into a wide range of exciting positions, build your cultural capability and gain exposure across our diverse company during your time on the programme. For more information about our Engineering Graduate Programme, download the handout here.
We will not be taking applications for our business streams in 2024/2025. Please check out our Agribusiness and Technical Graduate programmes.
For STEM students, this 12-month programme is full of learning development and experiences that will take you around New Zealand .
Experiencing our Manufacturing sites at placement, learning from industry experts at winter course and applying this knowledge to a real value research project, this is the best transition from university to work, building a solid foundation for a successful career. For more information on the Fonterra Graduate Technical Programme (FGTP), download the handout here.
Applications are open until Sunday 4th August. Please apply here.
Our Agribusiness Programme provides access to placements right across Farm Source and the country. The programme will see you connecting with our farmers on farm, in store or on the phone, to challenging your skills in project management and process improvement. You’ll meet with key stakeholders and work on activities that impact our business on a daily basis. This programme offers exposure to it all.
Applications are now closed. Please click here to register your interest.
Our summer internship includes opportunities in Supply Chain, Accounting & Finance, IT & Data, Technical Engineering and Sustainability.
Applications are now open for our Engineering Internships based across Āotearoa New Zealand. Please click here to apply.
Please note, we will not be taking applications for our business streams in 2024/2025.
We are looking for STEM students studying towards a Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics or mechanical engineering, chemical or food process engineering, chemistry, physics, food technology, food science, dairy science and microbiology.
Applications are now closed.
The programme will see you connecting with our farmers in store, on farm and challenging your skills in project management. This programme offers unique exposure to the agribusiness sector across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Applications are closed. Please click here to register your interest.
As an apprentice you work for, get paid by, and learn from, an employer who supports you through your apprenticeship to gain a Level 4 New Zealand Certificate in your chosen apprenticeship area. For more information on Apprenticeship Careers, download our handout here.
Your theory-based learning will align with the practical work you'll complete over the 4 year programme contributing toward a New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering - Maintenance Level 4.
Applications for the Apprenticeship Programme 2025 are currently open! Apply by clicking here from July 22 to August 18, 2024.
There is plenty of variety, no day is the same - from preventative maintenance to keeping our fleet of more than 500 tankers on the road through to computer diagnostics and fault finding with cutting edge technology. The learning opportunities are endless.
Applications for the Apprenticeship Programme 2025 are currently open! Apply by clicking here from July 22 to August 18, 2024.
Through a mix of block course lessons, theory and fantastic hands-on training, you’ll learn alongside our highly experienced and qualified Maintenance teams while getting exposure to all areas of the manufacturing site.
Applications for the Apprenticeship Programme 2025 are currently open! Apply by clicking here from July 22 to August 18, 2024.
This isn’t just about putting milk powder in bags - it’s about understanding how we take the amazing milk provided by our farmers and turning it into the huge variety of finished products we all enjoy.
Applications are currently closed. Please click here to register your interest.
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At Fonterra a Traineeship is a series of connected qualifications & learning experiences designed to help those with existing experience and/or qualifications specialise into a certain area of the business.
You’ll gain broad exposure to site utilities including boilers and water treatment plants, and get to learn about planning work, shut down maintenance, and assist with troubleshooting and breakdowns – there’s plenty of variety here!
Applications are currently closed.
You’ll gain exposure to all areas of the Distribution Centre sites and beyond through a range of varied learning experiences, on the jobs assessments and support from mentors, all while having the opportunity to achieve your NZ Certificate in Dairycraft- Logistics Level 3.
We are seeking expressions of interest in Upper Central North Island, Waikato, Lower North Island and South Island. Click here to register your interest.