Butchery Team Leader

Dunbia Group; Cross Hands; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia Group in Cross Hands, Wales, is seeking a committed butcher with strong experience to join a leading European meat processor.

You will check primals and steaks to specifications, train staff on checks, verify claims, and collaborate with production managers to improve yields and implement corrective actions, while maintaining accurate records.

Health and safety compliance, cold environment tolerance, and manual dexterity are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in butchery and/or butchery management.
• Good understanding of cutting from carcass.
• Strong attention to detail and manual dexterity.

Responsibilities

• Check quality of primals and steaks against specifications.
• Train and monitor the relevant people on checks, rectify/reject primals/steaks/joints, segregate potential claims/rejections.
• Verify claims/rejections with specification, ensure weights match, gather photographic evidence, review before sending to supplier.
• Check and challenge trim, off cuts and overs generated at each production run; investigate causes and establish corrective actions.
• Work with production Operational managers to analyse yields and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Butchery experience

Carcass cutting

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Health and safety standards

Job description

We are actively seeking applications from individuals keen to take up a career within one of Europe’s leading food processing companies. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, who have a desire to produce better food naturally.

The successful candidate will have experience or a good understanding of butchery at a primary and retail level.

Responsibilities

• Check quality of primals and steaks against specifications
• Train and monitor the relevant people on:
  • How to carry out checks against specifications,
  • Rectify/reject primals/steaks/joints
  • Segregate potential claims/rejections
• Verify the claims/rejections making sure that:
  • Claim/rejection is correct against specification
  • Weights claimed/rejected are matching Hellenic weights
  • Gather photographic evidence against the above
  • To review all the claims/rejections prior to sending to the supplier
• Check and challenge the trim, off cuts and overs generated at each production run.
  • Investigate why generated, establish RC and corrective actions in order to prevent repeat mistakes.
• Work with production Operational managers to analyse yields that do not meet target :
  • Carry out RC and implement corrective actions

Qualifications

• Previous experience in butchery and or butchery management
• Good understanding of cutting from carcass
• Strong attention to detail and manual dexterity
• Ability to work in a cold environment and stand for extended periods
• Commitment to health and safety standards

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.