Butchery Team Member - Poultry

Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd; South Hams; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organic farm in the UK is seeking a Butchery Team Member – Poultry to join its thriving team. The role involves cutting and packing organic chicken, duck, and turkey in a high-volume environment. Candidates should have production experience, good communication skills, and a positive attitude. This position offers a wage of £13.59 per hour, working 39 hours a week from Sunday to Thursday.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production or warehousing environment is required.
• Ability to communicate instructions in English is essential.
• Experience with handling crates is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cut and pack poultry into retail packs.
• Pack retail into vacuum packs for dispatch.
• Work in a high-volume meat production environment.

Skills

Production experience

Comfortable in cold environment

Good communication skills in English

Accurate and efficient working style

Job description

About Riverford

Work with us at Riverford and join a thriving employee‑owned business. Be part of a supportive, down‑to‑earth and solutions‑driven butchery team. Beyond the Veg Box, our passion for organic vegetables is unmatched. We’re not just about delivering veg boxes; we’re dedicated to sustainable farming and community building. As a part of our team, you become a co‑owner, sharing in our successes and contributing to a mission that goes beyond profit. We aim to make Riverford a fulfilling place to work, where our co‑owners feel valued.

Grow with Riverford—take the next step in your personal and professional journey with training tailored to help you grow and achieve your goals. As our Butchery Team Member – Poultry, you’ll help shape Riverford’s future.

Riverford is best known for its veg but also runs its own butchery, delivering organic meat to homes across the country. Our meat is organic, British, meticulously sourced, properly hung and carefully butchered for the very best quality and flavour. In the butchery we produce over 18,000 packs of meat a week. As a Butchery Team Member in the poultry department, you will cut and pack chicken, duck and turkey to produce our meat packs and stock. This will involve packing the retail packs into vacuum packs for the dispatch team.

Responsibilities

• Cut and pack chicken, duck and turkey into retail packs.
• Pack retail packs into vacuum packs for dispatch.
• Operate in a high‑volume production environment producing over 18,000 packs of meat per week.

What You’ll Bring

• Previous experience working in a production or warehousing environment.
• Comfortable working in a cold environment.
• Ability to lift and manoeuvre crates of produce.
• Good communication skills, able to speak and write English at a level that enables comprehension of instructions and daily requirements of the role.
• Accurate and efficient working style.

What We’re Looking For

• Safe, organised and thorough.
• Team player, enthusiastic, reliable, flexible and adaptable, demonstrating a ‘can‑do’ attitude.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Passionate about what we do at Riverford.

Salary

£13.59 per hour

Location

The Butchery, Dean Court, Lower Dean, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0LT.

Hours

39 hours a week, Sunday to Thursday, from 6am until 3pm.

Application Process

We’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early, so we encourage you to apply soon.