Butcher

Birtwistles Food Group; Irlam; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company located in Irlam is looking for a trained butcher to join their team. The successful candidate will utilize their knife skills to produce various butchery cuts for beef, pork, lamb, and poultry in a factory setting. Responsibilities include working flexible shifts and collaborating with team members. Benefits include staff sales, holiday entitlements, and employee bonuses. Ideal for those with strong communication and commercial awareness.

Benefits

Staff sales

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee of the Month bonus

Free car parking

Christmas hamper

Birthday voucher

Qualifications

• Trained and experienced butcher with good knife skills.
• Strong communication skills necessary for teamwork.
• Commercial awareness regarding yields and costs.

Responsibilities

• Use knife skills to produce primal and portion cuts.
• Embrace change and work well in a team environment.
• Meet business needs with flexibility in working hours.

Skills

Knife skills

Food hygiene

Health & safety

Customer service

Food preparation

Job description

Are you a trained and experienced butcher looking for a new opportunity within a factory environment? We have opportunities on our Day and Night shifts.

Why Choose Birtwistles?

We pride ourselves on being a people-focused business. Our goal is to support our team in achieving their career goals. We do this by providing a working environment that offers opportunity, support, scope and pace of change.

Our culture is the foundation of our business and is reflected in our mission, vision, and values statements.

Role Overview

The main responsibilities of this butcher role are to use knife skills to produce both primal and portion butchery cuts for beef, pork, lamb, and poultry.

Working hours are either:

• Sunday to Thursday working #removed# (plus occasional Saturday working to meet business needs #removed#)
• Monday to Friday #removed#, with additional flexibility where required.

We welcome applications from candidates with any of the following skills or attributes: butcher, food hygiene, health & safety, customer service, knife skills, factory, commercial acumen, communication, food preparation, and butchery cuts.

Benefits

• Staff sales
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee of the Month bonus
• Free car parking
• Christmas hamper
• Birthday voucher

Requirements

• Good knife skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and to embrace change
• Commercial awareness and the understanding of yields and costs