Westland Milk Products Looking for Graduates – IT at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

Here at Westland Milk Products, we cherish our new and upcoming talent. We believe that if we give graduates an opportunity, they can give us fresh perspectives and new ideas.

We care about your experience with us therefore our programme is designed to give you an opportunity to have a say about your development. We’ll plan and ensure you are always learning and growing, while letting you set some of the direction too based on what you are most interested in and enjoying. Our goal is to see you find what you love to do, invest in you and set you up for future opportunities within our business.

Your Experience As a Graduate With Us

As one of our graduates, you will immediately get “stuck in” to relevant work and making an early contribution. We will ensure you feel immersed in the business where you will receive exposure to all relevant aspects of your field. You will work closely alongside your experienced manager and team members leading you to feel like a valued member of the team from the outset.

In Your Graduate Role, You Will

• participate in our leadership programme and attend monthly personal development workshops
• receive individual coaching using our CliftonStrengths coaching tool
• be given time with your peers to encourage connection and collaboration
• be involved in exciting projects, innovation, problem solving and new initiatives

Our first cohort of 13 graduates for 2025 were surveyed about their experience at Westland Milk. 100% agree they are proud to have joined us and are excited about the opportunities here.

Our digital / IT graduate roles

Westland Milk will give you the ideal environment to kick start your career in IT. Our IT team provides support to our entire Yili Oceania Business Division (YOBD). This means you will have the opportunity to learn about a wide range of software, hardware, servers, networking, telecommunications and coding. Two of our available roles will start you off in our Helpdesk giving you an opportunity to be a “sponge”, soaking up knowledge and building capability to then advance you within our large and knowledgeable team.

Our third role has a focus on coding and developing, using the latest Low Code / No Code development techniques. If you have a special interest in working in this space, we want to hear from you!

These three roles are based across our Hokitika and Glenavy sites (Oceania Dairy Ltd), each location offers its own unique advantages. No matter which location you choose, you’ll be joining other graduates relocating and starting your journey together. We currently have graduates in these locations who relocated in February and are enjoying their experience.

To be eligible to apply, you will have a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Information Technology or Computer Engineering, gained within the last 24 months.

What’s on offer?

We are making a commitment to all our graduates of permanent, full-time employment at a competitive salary and attractive benefits, including incentives, free health insurance and discounted Westgold butter!

Visit our website to learn more about us – https://www.westland.co.nz/

To begin your career with us, apply via our careers page – westlandcareers.co.nz. Remember to tell us your unique story and let your personality shine through your application!