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SalaryAbout Us
Founded almost 60 years ago, our mission was simple, to provide high quality, locally sourced meat to our community. We work hard to secure the best quality beef, pork, lamb, game and produce the finest cuts and sausages for our customers.
Over the years we have created a reputation of great quality and great customer service to create an experience no customer will forget.
Vacancy description
Duties will include:
- Breaking down carcass meat into primal cuts
- Bone, roll, dice, slice meat
- Produce orders to customer specifications
- Meet time deadlines
- Make a variety of sausages and other value-added products
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene and personal cleanliness
- Keeping the butcher department clean and tidy during operational hour
Personal qualities & desired skills
- Enthusiastic and willing to learn new skills as a butcher
- Team player, able to follow direction and willingness to learn
- Good personal hygiene
- Organisation Skills
- Self-Motivation
- Trustworthiness & Ethics
- Flexibility & Agility
- Communication Skills
- Speed of work
- Accuracy of work
- Able to accept and use training
Future prospects
- Yes on successful completion of the apprenticeship a full time role and potential for development will be available.
Training to be provided
The final certification will be for L2 Butchery.
The apprentice will learn:
- Knife skills - including cutting, boning, trimming and mincing of meat
- Health and safety practices, food safety and hygiene and key legislation
- Using butchery tools and machinery – including mincing, sausage making, bacon curing, vacuum packing
- Business profitability, maximising productivity, efficiency and customer care
- Team work and customer care skills
- Specialist retail shop or processing plant butchery skills
Qualifications Awarded
- Butchery Level 2 Apprenticeship Certificate
- Level 2 award in food safety
- Level 2 award in health and safety
- Level 2 award in knife skills
- Level 1 in maths and English (if applicable)
The apprenticeship is completed in partnership with Plumpton College’s highly regarded Butchery Apprenticeship Department, where the successful applicants will embark on a Level 2 Butchery Apprenticeship, lasting between 12 and 18 months. The course includes all aspects of modern butchery together with additional qualifications in food hygiene and health and safety. The course concludes with an assessment in skills and knowledge before the apprenticeship qualification is awarded.
