Butcher

Bidfood UK; Bonnyrigg; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Pension - company matched

Life cover

Employee assistance programme

Health plan with family cover

Digital GP access

Job summary

Bidfood UK, via Campbell Brothers, is seeking a skilled butcher for the factory team. You will handle beef, lamb, poultry, and chicken to meet customer specs and quality standards.

The role requires physical fitness, experience with meat cuts, and a proactive approach to learn and grow within a supportive environment. Join a heritage brand within a leading foodservice business.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing meat to customer specifications.
• Knowledge of meat cuts and preparation.
• Physically fit with ability to lift heavy items and work in cold environments.
• Willingness to embrace training to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion different meat types to customer specifications.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and quality in a factory environment.
• Work independently within a team to deliver accurate orders.
• Continually develop skills through on-the-job training.

Skills

Meat preparation

Cuts knowledge

Lifting heavy items

Independent worker

Cold environments

Willing to train

Job description

About the role

Make our journey, your journey

To be every chef’s first choice for fresh ingredients is the vision and passion of everyone who works here. And our journey to become the natural first choice means we have to have the best people in the right roles doing a great job every day. As a Butcher, you’ll be part of an experienced team working in a factory environment and focused on delivering excellence. This is a specialist role where fresh thinking will deliver great results and team skills are high priority.

About the role

This role balances specialist knowledge with a willingness to learn. You’ll be working with different meat types from, Beef, Lamb, Poultry and Chicken. Completing work to customer specifications and to the highest standards will be key to your success. This is a role focused on personal growth and exceptional service. And your dedication to develop your skills will find a natural home in a business that thrives on shared achievement. If you are organised, physically fit, and have specialist butchering experience.

Skills and experience

This is where your skills and experience really make a difference.

You’re someone who takes pride in their work, with previous experience of completing customer orders to their preferred requirements. You’ll be passionate about honing your craft and you’ll treat every job with the same exceptional standards. You’ll have knowledge of meat preparation and cuts and be willing to embrace training opportunities to continually develop your skills. You’ll be physically fit, able to use hand tools, lift heavy items and work in cold environments and be enthusiastic and self-motivated to work independently.

About us

Founded in 1902, Campbell Brothers is a specialist wholesale butcher supplying fresh meat to the catering and hospitality industry across the UK. As part of Bidfood, we combine trusted expertise and heritage with the scale, stability and opportunities of one of the UK's leading foodservice businesses.

The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• A pension - contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
• Life cover that you can increase.
• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
• A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.

The extras

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
• Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.