Manufacturing Process Trainer

5 days ago


Timaru, New Zealand McCain Foods Limited Full time

**Position Title**:Manufacturing Process Trainer - Timaru

**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Position Location**:Timaru

**Requisition ID**: 30472

We know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to bring people, families, and communities together. At McCain, our purpose is to celebrate real connections, through delicious planet-friendly food, with those that are important to us.

**The Role**:
McCain Foods in Timaru is searching for a dedicated **Manufacturing Trainer** to join our team. As a leading producer of frozen potato fries and chips, we need a skilled trainer to help develop our workforce, ensuring high standards in safety and production efficiency.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Deliver hands-on training and upskilling to production staff, particularly in the processing area.
- Review and update Work Instructions/Standard Works to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Organise and maintain accurate training records and competency management systems.
- Collaborate with the Training Lead to schedule training sessions and ensure all employees are trained in line with McCain Foods' safety standards.
- Maintain a flexible approach to working hours, with some work required outside the standard schedule when necessary.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities.
- Effective communicator with the ability to clearly explain complex manufacturing processes.
- Mechanically minded, with experience in manufacturing operations.
- Experience with Microsoft programs (Excel, Word) is an advantage.
- Commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

**Hours of Work**:

- Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (40 hours per week).
- Flexibility to work outside of these hours from time to time, based on production demands.

**What’s in it for you?**
- Step into an inclusive workplace, where your growth and development is nurtured through hands-on learning and ongoing development opportunities.
- Enjoy competitive hourly rates and staff sales perks
- Automatic coverage for Life and Total Permanent Disability Insurance
- Benefit from a matched Employer KiwiSaver contribution of up to 4%.

If you're passionate about training and want to be part of a global leader in food production, we’d love to hear from you
- McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger._
- McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs._
- Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the _Global Privacy Policy_

**Job Family**:Human Resources
**Division**:ANZ
**Department**:Training-Timaru
**Location(s)**: NZ - New Zealand : Canterbury : Timaru

**Company**:McCain Foods (NZ) Limited



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