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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!

04 August 2026 | Announcement

2026 Annual General Meeting | Full Video Coverage

Mainfreight held its annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday 30 July 2026 in Auckland. A copy of the presentation given by our Country Managers and Group Managing Director and full video footage are available here.

16 July 2026 | Announcement

Mainfreight Team Review July 2026

Written by our team for our team members, customers and shareholders keeping them informed with activities that have been going on around Mainfreight Worldwide

30 June 2026 | Announcement

2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 2026 Mainfreight Limited Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 4.00pm on Thursday, 30 July 2026 in the Level 4 Lounge, South Stand, Eden Park, Reimers Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand.  All shareholders are invited to attend.

 

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