Butchery Team Leader | Kirkconnel

Meatex Trading Ltd.; Scotland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Butchery Department Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safe and efficient running of operations. This position involves supervising staff, adhering to health and safety regulations, and maximizing production efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards. You'll lead by example, foster a collaborative environment, and ensure all paperwork is accurately completed. If you're passionate about the food industry and thrive in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is perfect for you. Your contributions will directly impact the success of the department and the satisfaction of our customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team in a butchery or food production environment.
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to health and safety policies by all staff.
• Motivate the team and maintain effective working relationships.
• Maximise production throughput while focusing on yield.

Skills

Health & Safety Compliance

Team Motivation

Production Efficiency

Quality Control

Communication Skills

Job description

To assist the Management team in the safe and effective day-to-day running of the Butchery Department, ensuring the team works to existing hourly targets whilst producing to agreed specifications and within expected yields.

Responsibilities

1. Health & Safety – To ensure Company Health & Safety policy and procedure are always adhered to by everyone.
2. Staff Supervision – To motivate the team and maintain working relationships, highlighting any issues to the wider management team.
3. – To lead by example.
4. – To ensure the staffing on the line is optimised to run efficiently.
5. Efficiencies – To maximise production throughput and ensure there is a focus on yield at all times.
6. Hygiene – To encourage a ‘clean as you go’ policy within the department at all times.
7. Wastage – To minimise waste across the department and ensure any waste is recorded and disposed of according to departmental procedures.
8. Quality Control – To ensure any non-conforming product is brought to the attention of the wider management team.
9. – To ensure all food safety and quality standards are met adhering to Company standards.
10. Planning – To ensure the daily plan is followed and to think ahead to highlight any potential issues to the wider management team.
11. Associated Paperwork – To ensure all paperwork is completed correctly including; start-up sheets, batch details, yield, and efficiencies.
12. Interdepartmental – To communicate in a professional manner with other departments such as Goods in, Planning, Technical, and Processing.

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