Open Country Milk Collection

After an awful day of weather, Awarua finally decided to show us a little bit of magic this evening. 🌅✨Thanks Andy Muir for these great shots!

If you are based in Southland and are interested in joining our milk collection team. Please get in contact via the advert link or email [email protected].
We would love to hear from you! 🐄🚛

🚛 We’re hiring Milk Collection Drivers!

Join the team and get behind the wheel of our well-maintained Scania tanker fleet in a full-time, permanent role.

What’s in it for you?
🌴 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off roster
💰 Competitive pay + overtime
🗓 Paid time off in June & July
🤝 Supportive, down-to-earth team

What you’ll bring:
✅ Clean Class 5 licence
✅ At least 1 year truck & trailer experience
✅ Strong health & safety awareness
✅ Navman & M2X experience (nice to have)
✅ A positive attitude and team mindset

If you’re reliable, safety-focused, and keen to be part of a great crew — we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply via the link or get in touch to learn more.

https://opencountry.readycareers.io/Job/Class-5-Tanker-Operator/Awarua-Southland/257

🚛 We’re hiring Milk Collection Drivers!

Join the team and get behind the wheel of our well-maintained Scania tanker fleet in a full-time, permanent role.

What’s in it for you?
🌴 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off roster
💰 Competitive pay + overtime
🗓 Paid time off in June & July
🤝 Supportive, down-to-earth team

What you’ll bring:
✅ Clean Class 5 licence
✅ At least 1 year truck & trailer experience
✅ Strong health & safety awareness
✅ Navman & M2X experience (nice to have)
✅ A positive attitude and team mindset

If you’re reliable, safety-focused, and keen to be part of a great crew — we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply via the link or get in touch to learn more.

https://opencountry.readycareers.io/Job/Class-5-Tanker-Operator/Awarua-Southland/257

🚛 We’re hiring Milk Collection Drivers!

Join the team and get behind the wheel of our well-maintained Scania tanker fleet in a full-time, permanent role.

What’s in it for you?
🌴 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off roster
💰 Competitive pay + overtime
🗓 Paid time off in June & July
🤝 Supportive, down-to-earth team

What you’ll bring:
✅ Clean Class 5 licence
✅ At least 1 year truck & trailer experience
✅ Strong health & safety awareness
✅ EROAD & M2X experience (nice to have)
✅ A positive attitude and team mindset

If you’re reliable, safety-focused, and keen to be part of a great crew — we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply via the link or get in touch to learn more.

https://nz.seek.com/job/91874641

☀️Stunning day in the Deep South today!☀️
27 degrees! Our Awarua drivers will be very thankful for their air conditioned cabs.

If you are visiting the Southern Field Days this week. Make sure you check out the Open Country Stand. With daily cheese tastings and an up close look at one of our newest R620 Scania milk tankers! 🧀🥛🐮🚛

🚜 Southern Field Days starts TOMORROW!

Date: 11–13 February 2026
Time: 9am–5pm daily
Place: Waimumu (12km from Gore)
Open Country Stand Location: Stand 527, near Gate 3

Join us for daily Cheese Tastings at 12pm and 2pm, hosted by Paul Fitzsimons from Geraldine Cheese Company. Enjoy award-winning Open Country cheeses paired with:
🧀 Beer at 12pm
🧀 Wine & Gin at 2pm

Our Milk Supply, Environmental, and Executive teams will be there for a friendly chat over a drink and something tasty to nibble on.

See you tomorrow at Stand 527 near Gate 3!

🎄 Merry Christmas from the Open Country Milk Collection Team 🎄

We’d like to wish all our farmers, drivers, partners, and their families a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy holiday season.

Thank you for your hard work, commitment, and support throughout the year — it truly doesn’t go unnoticed.

We hope you enjoy a lovely Christmas, make special memories with loved ones, and have a blessed time over the festive season.

🎅✨ Stay safe and we look forward to another great year ahead.

🎄 Christmas celebrations are underway at OCMC! 🎄
Yesterday we enjoyed our Waikato Christmas Party, and it was another fantastic day filled with activities, fun, and plenty of festive spirit.

A huge thank you to the awesome team who put this event together — your effort made the day really special. And a big thanks to all the staff who helped out and supported the day. We appreciate everything you do! ❤️

A great start to the festive season for our Waikato team! 🎅✨

🎄 Christmas has officially kicked off at OCMC! 🎄
We celebrated our Awarua Christmas Party first, and what an absolutely brilliant day it was! From fun activities to plenty of laughs, it was an awesome way to bring everyone together.
A huge thank you to the amazing team who organised this day — your hard work really showed. And thank you to all the staff who helped out and made the event such a success. We appreciate you all! ❤️
Here’s to the start of the festive season at OCMC! 🎅