Permanent & Temporary Skilled Butcher

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Kingswinford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Free car parking

Weekly pay

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 is recruiting for permanent and temporary skilled and semi-skilled butchers at our Kingswinford site. Working Monday to Friday 6:00 am - 4:00 pm, this on-site role offers a chance to join a hardworking team delivering quality work.

Applicants should have previous food production experience; knife skills for skilled roles or be willing to learn. You’ll work with the butchery team to meet customer specifications, with on-site block tests as part of recruitment.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to work on own initiative whilst working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Work within the butchery team to meet daily planning orders to a high standard.
• Bone out and trim products to meet specs while maximizing yield.
• Breakdown lamb cuts to client specifications.
• Uphold health, safety and food safety policies.
• Operate processing equipment safely to improve efficiency.
• Maintain product labelling, traceability, and quality standards.
• Participate in on-site block test as part of recruitment.
• Work on own initiative and as part of a team to satisfy customers.

Skills

Knife skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Location: On site / Kingswinford DY6, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing | General Operative
Salary: Negotiable salary

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

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

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