Knife Skills Trainer & Safety Coach

Silver Fern Farms Ltd; Timaru; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavy discounted staff meat sales

Paid sick leave from day one

Employee assistance for wellbeing

Free on-site parking

Branded uniform provided

Job summary

Silver Fern Farms Ltd is seeking a Knife Tutor in Timaru to develop the capability and confidence of our people. You will coordinate and deliver training, coach team members, assess competencies, and support onboarding to ensure skills meet safety and production standards.

Working with operational leaders and supervisors, you will monitor progress, maintain training records, and contribute to a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in meat processing or manufacturing environments.
• Excellent communication and coaching abilities.
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the business.
• Strong organisational and administrative capabilities.
• Commitment to health, safety and wellbeing.
• Willingness to pursue a training qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver knife training programmes.
• Coach team members and assess competencies.
• Support onboarding and maintain training records.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance and capability across the business.
• Monitor trainee progress and provide coaching as required.
• Contribute to safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Admin skills

Proactive mentoring

Knife handling knowledge

Education

Training qualification (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Silver Fern Farms Ltd is seeking a Knife Tutor in Timaru to develop the capability and confidence of our people. You will coordinate and deliver training, coach team members, assess competencies, and support onboarding to ensure skills meet safety and production standards.

Working with operational leaders and supervisors, you will monitor progress, maintain training records, and contribute to a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement.