Does Fonterra pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fonterra employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fonterra. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fonterra?

77% of Fonterra employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fonterra 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fonterra?

Intern (19) , Internship (17) , Project Manager (14) , Manager (13) , Brand Manager (10) , Analyst (9) , Lab Technician (9) , Laboratory Technician (8) , Accountant (7) , Machine Operator (7) , Customer Service Representative (6) , Technical Officer (6) , Technologist (6) , Account Manager (5) , Process Operator (5)

What are the pros of working at Fonterra according to real employee reviews?

"good team dynamics and culture" ((in 67 reviews)); "Great people and shareholders." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Flexible Timings" ((in 38 reviews)); "good pay and best superannuation in the country" ((in 37 reviews)); "knowkedge and good salary for expatriates" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fonterra according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management and lots of politics and Management does not support you worse work environment and no value as employee and specially as a newbie." ((in 25 reviews)); "Some erratic managers; especially middle management" ((in 13 reviews)); "Lack of leadership" ((in 12 reviews)); "long hours for 12hour day with 4 on 4 off is good" ((in 8 reviews)); "Communication was awful." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fonterra redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fonterra redundancy and their outlook for job security at Fonterra in 2026.

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Fonterra Reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(614 total reviews)

Miles Hurrell

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Culture and values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Fonterra has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 614 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fonterra employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

614 reviews

3.0

22 May 2017

Good company values but these do not get executed well throughout the company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good company values and fair benefit scheme

Cons

Weak in people/talent management and change management

5.0

21 Oct 2024

Loved my time there

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing people in the Supply Planning Team

Cons

Sometimes hard to implement change.

3.0

24 Aug 2020

great

Chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

brilliant environment to work in

Cons

not a lot wrong here

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