Frontline Operations Trainer & Safety Coach

Environz; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaan’s Otago (Dunedin) is seeking a dedicated Health & Safety support professional to join our growing operation. This newly created role will partner with the Operations Manager, Team Leaders and frontline staff to promote safe working practices and ensure our safety processes are followed across the site.

You’ll be visible across the operation, identifying risks and implementing practical safety improvements in a dynamic wholesale food distribution environment.

Job description

About Kaan’s

Support Kaan's Health and Safety by driving a positive safety culture, moulding processes and building relationships with a diverse range of employees

Kaan’s are proud to be Otago’s largest, privately family owned and operated wholesale food distribution business. They supply over 3000 products and directly import items from all over the world. They employ over 200 team members and operate over 80 delivery vehicles from North Canterbury to Bluff and everywhere in between. They have depots and branches in Dunedin, Invercargill, Central Otago, Timaru, and Christchurch.

They know fresh is best, buying daily from both local markets and all over NZ to ensure their customers get the freshest possible ingredients. They have in-house vegetable processing & butchery facilities that helps customers reduce kitchen prep time, food wastage and wage costs.

Kaan’s value cultural differences, and prides themselves on offering services in Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai & Indian. This ensures they can easily help all customers meet their requirements.

The role

This newly created role will provide dedicated Health & Safety support across Kaan’s, reporting to their highly experienced Operations Manager, Team Leaders and employees across the business.

You’ll have a strong presence across the operation, supporting safe ways of working, identifying and managing risks and ensuring Health & Safety systems and processes are effective and consistently followed. This is a practical role for someone who enjoys working directly with people and wants the opportunity to make a visible difference to safety across a busy operational environment.