Fonterra manufacturing sites across NZ & Australia operate under a lean manufacturing framework known as Integrated Work System (IWS) which is focused on improving manufacturing reliability, reducing costs and elevating productivity. Under this system there are 11 pillars with Autonomous Maintenance (AM) being a key pillar that drives loss improvement and gets site to base condition. IWS also looks at getting to zero loss. Multiple pillars are used to fulfil this aspiration. Focus Improvement (FI) pillar is used to complete minor projects that focus on waste elimination.
Fonterra is seeking a team of students to help run several projects using IWS tools as well as learn about general data gathering, trending and analysis in a manufacturing environment. 

Examples of projects that the students will be involved with include the following:
1. Dryer Plant CIP efficiency and mapping. This project will look at all aspects of Dryer plant cleaning to determine effectiveness as well as map all hard to reach spots to determine both access requirements as well as Preventative Maintenance needs.
2. Site Resource Recovery. The use of materials and packaging in dairy manufacturing is focused on meeting food safety quality requirements but more innovation can be applied to reduce waste.