Butchery Team Leader

Dunbia; Cross Hands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia in the United Kingdom (Wales) is seeking a hands-on butcher/quality controller to join a leading meat processing team. The role focuses on quality checks of primals and steaks, training staff, and rectifying issues to ensure specifications are met.

You will verify claims, gather photographic evidence, and review all discrepancies before escalation to suppliers. The position requires experience in cold environments and strong health and safety commitment.

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

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
• 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 to prevent repeat mistakes
• Work with production Operational managers to analyse yields that do not meet target; carry out RC and implement corrective actions

Skills

Butchery experience

Attention to detail

Carcass cutting

Job description

Overview

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.