Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited Looking for Horticulture Internship – Summer at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Full Time

Are you a horticulture student who wants to break into the industry?   Farmlands is offering a 4-week, paid summer internship at our Blenheim, Motueka, Tauranga or Te Puke locations!
  

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity 

There’s much to learn and experience in this summer internship, with one of New Zealand’s largest kiwi owned co-operatives. Designed to showcase the various aspects of our service led horticulture business, you’ll be building connections, learning from our field experts and engaging in a variety of hand-on activities.

In this exciting opportunity you will:   

• Shadow horticulture Technical Advisors out in the field, providing you with hands on experience working with small, large and corporate growers. 
• Shadow a seasoned Business Manager in our horticulture specialised stores and learn how we support our rural communities. 
• Work on a presentation, sharing your view of the present and future state of the service led horticulture industry. 
• Gain co-operative insights by joining the wider horticultural team at regional and national meetings to understand how we ensure we are the go-to for everyone connected to our land.

This opportunity is only available for horticulture students about to enter their final year of study at Lincoln, Massey or Otago universities. You’ll also need to live in your placement area as transportation / accommodation is not provided. 

Placements commence on the 15th of January 2024 and end on the 9th of February 2024. 

This Summer Internship will give you a flavour of what it’s like to work at Farmlands, and will introduce you to the various horticultural career opportunities with us.

Mō matou | About us

At Farmlands – Te Whenua Tāroa, our vision is to be the ‘go-to’ for everyone connected to our land. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us going day in and day out. 

We were born from people joining together to do things differently. Fast forward from our humble beginnings in 1962 and we’re New Zealand’s largest farming co-operative with an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff!

In addition to our strong core retail business, we also have a well-established shareholder card network (with over 75,000 shareholders and over 7,000 card partner locations), with operations dealing with feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, and a wide variety of other areas.

Te Tono | How to apply

Grow your horticulture career and apply online today. You’ll need to upload:

• Your CV
• A cover letter
• A copy of your academic transcript

Key Dates:

• 6 December 2023, 5pm – Applications close
• 11 December 2023 – Interviews commence
• 15 December 2023 – Decision made

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!