Permanent & Temporary Skilled Butcher

ABP UK; Dudley Wood; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Free car parking

Weekly pay

Permanent Full-Time work

PPE (Personal protective equipment)

Free tea and coffee

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Job summary

ABP UK in Kingswinford is seeking skilled and semi-skilled butchers for permanent and temporary roles. You will join the on-site butchery team to bone, trim and portion lamb cuts to meet customer specifications while maintaining quality, yield and safety standards.

The role requires knife skills for the skilled positions or a willingness to learn in trainee roles. You should work well in a team with good communication and be flexible to occasional extra hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a food production environment is essential.
• Ability to demonstrate knife skills for skilled roles, or willingness to learn in semi-skilled/trainee roles.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative whilst working as part of a team and strive for high levels of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Plan and complete the daily orders within the butchery team to a high standard.
• Bone out/trim products to meet specifications while maximising yield and minimising waste.
• Break down lamb cuts to customer/company specifications.
• Adhere to health and safety, food safety, traceability, and labelling processes at all times.
• Operate equipment safely to maintain processing efficiency.

Skills

Knife skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

ABP is one of Europe`s leading privately owned food processors. The group operates across many businesses, spanning Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe and consist of 4 separate divisions; ABP Beef, ABP Proteins, ABP Renewables and ABP Pet Foods.

We have vacancies for permanent and temporary skilled and semi skilled Butchers at our Kingswinford site. Working Monday to Friday 6:00 am - 4:00 pm this is a great opportunity to work with an enthusiastic and hardworking team. You may be required to work outside of these hours should the business require it.

You will be working within the butchery team to complete the daily planning order to a high standard ensuring that quality and pace are maintained.

Ensuring all products are boned out/trimmed to meet customer/company specifications whilst also maximising yield and minimising waste.

Breakdown lamb cuts to customer/company specification.

Carry out all tasks in accordance with company policies and procedures, particularly with regard to health and safety and food safety.

Drive and deliver necessary processing efficiency through consistent and correct equipment operation.

Ensuring strict adherence to quality, HSE, animal welfare, food safety, hygiene, ethical, product labelling and handling processes.

Follow traceability process and ensure product and labelling integrity at all times.

Previous experience in a food production environment is essential.

Ability to demonstrate knife skills for the skilled roles, or willingness to learn in semi-skilled/ trainee roles. Applicants will be invited on site for a block test as part of the recruitment process.

Applicants should have

Good communication skills

Ability to work on own initiative whilst working as part of a team, striving to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction

Benefits:

• Immediate start
• Free car parking
• Weekly pay
• Permanent Full-Time work
• PPE (Personal protective equipment) provided
• Free tea and coffee
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme