Knife Handler

ABP UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Training & Development

Life Assurance

Free fruit

Free Parking with EV charging

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend

Benefits portal

Onsite canteen

Job summary

ABP UK in Glasgow is seeking a Butcher/ Knife Handler to ensure product quality while meeting targets. You will cut, bone, process and package goods to a high standard on the chill production line, in line with GMP, HACCP and safety rules.

The role requires basic English, numeracy and the ability to work quickly and cleanly in a busy environment. It is on-site, permanent full-time with pay at £12.90 per hour.

Qualifications

• English language competency is essential for health, safety and quality checks.
• Basic numeracy skills.
• Ability to process food items quickly and cleanly on the production line.
• Experience in a chilled environment.
• Flexible, adaptable and keen to learn.
• Strong team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Produce required products meeting company standards to plan and schedule.
• Ensure replenishment requirements are met.
• Adhere to quality, food safety, hygiene, labeling and allergen handling processes.
• Maintain traceability and labeling integrity at all times.
• Drive line efficiency through correct machine operation.
• Keep and maintain required records.
• Comply with company policies, safety procedures and attendance expectations.
• Provide proactive and reactive communication with team, supervisors and managers.

Job description

Location: On site / Penston Rd, Glasgow G33 4AG, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing | General
HourlyFixed salary:£ 12.90

About us

ABP UK is a major division of the ABP Food Group with factories in Ireland, UK and Europe. We are a food business that specialises in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale.

As one of the UK`s largest food producers, ABP relies on the skills and experience of its people, that`s why we offer lifelong careers with secure and full-time hours as well as competitive rates of pay, backed by great training and the opportunity to grow and progress within the business.

With the growth and expansion of our ABP Penston site in Glasgow, we have the opportunities below available to build our teams inline with increase in volume.

Job Function

The Butcher/ Knife Handler will ensure that targets are met and regularly challenged and improved on. Delivering high standards of quality, ensuring product produced is to customer specification in line with critical control points, GMP and H&S requirements. Paying special regard to

Quality, cost control, yield and utilisation

health, safety & ethics

product integrity,

labelling and

company, personal & food hygiene rules and legislation

In chill production line area, using butchery implements and machinery, cut, bone, process and package goods to a quality standard, to deadlines, whilst complying at all times with company operating requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Produce required products meeting company standards to planned volume and schedule
• Ensure necessary replenishment requirements
• Ensure strict adherence to quality, food safety, hygiene, ethical, product labelling and allergen handlingprocesses
• Follow traceability process and ensure product & labelling integrity at all times
• Drive necessary line efficiency through consistent and correct machine operation
• Keep and maintain appropriate records as required
• Ensure own familiarity and compliance with company policies and procedures, standards of operation and safe operating procedures
• Ensure consistent and timely attendance at work
• Provide flexibility to meet company operating requirements
• Provide pro- and re-active and supportive verbal and written communication to team members, supervisors and managers

Skills Required

Speaking, writing and understanding basic spoken and written English language. (This is an essential health & safety, traceability and quality control requirement which will be tested as part of the recruitment process)

Basic numeracy skills

Quickly, cleanly and efficiently processing food items in production line team

Working in a chilled environment

Flexible, adaptable and keen to learn

Learning and implementing new information quickly

• Strong team collaborator

What's in it for You?

• Employee Assistance Programme for both colleague and family
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Internal Training and Development Programmes.
• Employee discounts offered by customers
• Employee Recognition Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Benefits Portal inclusive of technology discounts, vehicle leasing etc
• Free Parking with EV Charging available with a salary sacrifice
• Onsite subsidised canteen and vending machines
• Life Assurance
• Free fruit

Rolling day off shift pattern - Mon-Sat 5 days over 6