Build your career at Mainfreight

Our people strategy is simple: hire the right people, promote from within and always have the ability to grow with a talented, passionate and intelligent team.

Join our tight-knit family

At Mainfreight we are focused on growing our people in our own unique style. Whether you join us from school, university, or another job, our philosophy is the same: to hire people with the right attitude and passion, then help them develop the skills they need to succeed in our business, lead a team, a branch or a country one day.
 
The moment you become a member of the Mainfreight family, your career hits overdrive - if you want it to. Anything is possible here because you get to work right alongside the best people and make real-life decisions. We promote from within our own global pool of talent and give you the freedom to go as far as you dare.

 

Our unique culture

Our unique culture

This is a people business. We don’t have a widget or a gadget, we’re in the service industry. You’re dealing with customers and with people in our own teams, and that comes with some emotional intelligence.

Don Braid | Group Managing Director

The Three Pillars of Mainfreight

Culture

“Special people, Special company” embodies Mainfreight and its unique culture. We have developed a style of doing business, successful not only in New Zealand, but around the world.

Family

We promote our people from within, and encourage innovative and decisive outlooks. Our team has a flat structure and regards each other as family, like our brothers and sisters.

Philosophy

All decisions that we make are on the basis that we will be here for another 100 years. This view shapes our approach to recruitment and training of team members, customers and supplier relationships.

Latest News

Stay up-to-date with Mainfreight news, industry updates and more!

07 October 2024 | Announcement

Investor Day | October 2024

02 August 2024 | Announcement

Annual General Meeting 2024 | Chairman & Group Managing Director Speeches

Mainfreight held its annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday 25 July 2024 in Auckland. A copy of the addresses given by the Company’s Chairman and Group Managing Director and full video footage are available here.

29 July 2024 | Announcement

Updates on the RO e-Transport system in Romania

Starting from January 1st, 2024, among the changes brought by the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 115/2023, the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance 41/2022 regarding certain aspects of the implementation of the RO e-Transport system have been modified. The most significant change is that, starting this year, the RO e-Transport system applies to all types of goods subject to international transport (not just those with high tax risk).

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