Project Manager - Capital Projects

Join our team at Glenavy and play a pivotal role in delivering capital projects that support site growth, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Site Capital Projects Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination and execution of capital projects from concept through to completion. Working within our Capital PMO framework, you'll be responsible for developing and managing project plans, schedules and budgets, coordinating resources across multiple disciplines, and partnering with key stakeholders, contractors and suppliers to ensure successful project delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the future of our site, delivering projects safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of capital projects from initiation through to commissioning and handover.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets and project controls to ensure successful outcomes.
• Coordinate internal resources and external contractors, consultants and suppliers across multiple workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across operations, engineering, maintenance, quality and procurement.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and changes while maintaining project momentum.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor, report and communicate project progress, performance, risks and outcomes to stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Support site growth initiatives and continuous improvement opportunities through effective project delivery.

About you

You are a proactive and organised Project Manager who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You build strong relationships, communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, and take ownership of delivering results. With a practical and solutions-focused approach, you're able to manage competing priorities while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, budget and schedule outcomes.

Skills and experience

• Experience delivering projects within manufacturing, industrial, engineering or processing environments.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting and project controls capability.
• Proven experience managing contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong risk management and problem-solving ability.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality and compliance.
• Highly organised with strong personal accountability and attention to detail.
• Proficient in project management and scheduling systems.
• Relevant qualification in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience within food, dairy or other regulated manufacturing environments is desirable.

Who are we?

Oceania Dairy (ODL) is a dairy manufacturing plant located in Glenavy, South Canterbury, with a diverse workforce of 400 staff, who specialise in the creation of Milk Powder (adult and infant formula) and UHT milk. 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 Ltd (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) and EasiYo Ltd (Auckland) form a group that we refer to as the Yili Oceania Business Division (YOBD). The combined business produces over 170,000mt of finished goods which are then exported to over 40 countries, driving annual revenue in excess of $1.3B – and growing. Our family thrives on a sense of unity and collective success and through focusing on innovation, quality and our diversity, we can successfully contribute to maintaining Yili's title of Asia’s leading dairy product provider.

Why choose Oceania Dairy?

• State-of-the-art facilities.
• Competitive salary.
• Free employee bus provided from Timaru and Oamaru to travel to site.
• Southern Cross Health Insurance.
• Trauma + Life Insurance.
• On site gym, annual health checks, on-site physiotherapy.
• Long-service leave and enhanced parental leave coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Free parking.
• Strong safety culture.
• Values-led organisation committed to the training and development of employees.
• Subsided Butter!!

Why wait – apply now?

Please submit your application through our careers page at Search Jobs – Oceania Dairy.
Applications close on Tuesday 3rd November. 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 prior to the closing date.

Applicants must have valid work rights in New Zealand to be considered.