About Lactalis-Mainland DairyMainland Dairy, the business formerly known as Fonterra’s global Consumer and associated businesses, is now part of the Lactalis Group and known as Lactalis-Mainland Dairy.

Lactalis is a French family-owned business founded in Laval in 1933. Today, it is the world’s leading dairy group, present in 50 countries employing around 85,500 people. It is home to some of the world’s best known global and international dairy brands, including Président, Galbani and Parmalat.

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is a team of more than 4,300 employees, operating 16 manufacturing sites across Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. We make well-loved brands including Anchor, Fresh ‘n’ Fruity and Mainland.

Our passionate and talented team is committed to nurturing the future, unlocking new opportunities, and fostering innovation in nutrition and food.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a passionate and experienced HR Manager to lead HR delivery at our Takaanini site. This is a key role partnering closely with site leadership to build a safe, engaged and high-performing workforce.

You’ll be embedded on-site, developing strong relationships with leaders and employees while delivering practical, commercially focused HR solutions aligned to business strategy.

Reporting to the Site Manager, with a dotted line to the Head of Industrial & Supply Chain HR, your key responsibilities include:

Deliver end-to-end HR support across workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, talent, engagement, culture, change management and employee relations.

Partner with site and business leaders to drive capability building, engagement, culture and change initiatives.

Lead management of ER matters, including investigations, disciplinary processes, grievances and resolution pathways.

Manage compliance obligations, workforce risk management and support local industrial relations activity (e.g., consultation, union engagement as required).

Coach and upskill leaders on people management, performance conversations, organisational effectiveness and change leadership.

Monitor and analyse people metrics to identify trends and implement actions to improve workforce outcomes.

Collaborate with Health and Safety to support safety leadership and compliance.

Based at our Takaanini site in Auckland, we operate three manufacturing plants - Beverages, Food and UHT, producing approximately 240,000 metric tonnes annually. Our product portfolio includes Fresh and UHT milk & creams, yoghurt, custard, cottage cheese, sour cream and cream cheese, manufactured for iconic brands such as Anchor, Fresh’n Fruity, De Winkel, Country Goodness and Kāpiti.

You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate, resilient and supportive with a strong sense of ownership and pride in what we make.

About You

You’re a pragmatic and influential HR professional who thrives in a site-based operational environment and enjoys being close to the business.

Proven generalist HR experience in manufacturing, logistics, FMCG or similar environments, with strong employee relations expertise.

Sound understanding of employment legislation and industrial relations, with the ability to manage complex ER matters end-to-end.

Demonstrated capability across recruitment, workforce planning, performance, and talent development.

Experience delivering cyclical HR processes such as performance and remuneration reviews.

Strong business partnering skills, with the ability to coach, influence and support leaders at all levels.

Analytical and solutions-focused, able to interpret workforce data and translate insights into action.

Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to manage competing priorities.

Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

We value people who are passionate, ambitious, and keen to grow, whether you’re ready to step up or looking to deepen your expertise.

What We Offer

Competitive pay and benefits
Career development and internal opportunities across a global business
A team focused workplace in a fantastic culture where your work has real impact
A strong commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability.

Let’s make this your best move yet. Apply now!