Trainee Butcher

Cranswick plc; Preston; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Attendance bonus

28 days leave

Pension

Share scheme

Cycle to work

Discounts app

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods in Preston, Hull site (HU12 8TB) is seeking highly-motivated individuals to join a comprehensive butchery training programme, aiming to develop skilled trade professionals.

You will complete initial training, learn knife skills, and work on the Cutting Line to produce quality cuts while maintaining hygiene and safety standards. Benefits include weekly pay, an attendance-related bonus, and a company pension.

Qualifications

• Preferred work experience in butchery, food production, or as a chef.
• Strong willingness to learn new skills in butchery.
• Good timekeeping and punctuality.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Attention to detail to maintain quality and safety.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive cuts.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial training and learn knife handling.
• Cut and butcher carcasses to specification on the cutting line.
• Prepare muscles on primals, seam and trim to standard.
• Remove bones from primals to standard.
• Operate all saws on the Cutting Line, including the loin derinder.

Skills

butchery experience

teamwork

time management

attention to detail

Job description

Mon-Fri, 6am-2.30pm with daily overtime required until production completed

40hrs contract

Cranswick Country Foods, Staithes Road, Preston, Hull, HU12 8TB

We are looking for highly-motivated individuals to join the team at our Preston, Hull site (HU12 8TB) and become skilled in one of the UK’s most in-demand trades. This is an exciting opportunity to start a comprehensive training programme which will result in you becoming skilled in the art of butchery.

Why Consider a Career in Butchery at Cranswick?

Cranswick is a leading UK food producer with revenue of over £2.9 Billion. We produce and supply premium food to high profile UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other UK and global customers. This programme will equip you with the training you need to gain a highly-valued skilled trade, whilst working in a supportive team environment. As a business, we’ve invested heavily in creating an industry-leading production environment, allowing us to be able to give our aspiring future work-force everything you need to be successful in this role.

Main Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Complete initial training, learning how to keep knife sharp
• To work to the department targets and yields, cutting and butchering any part of the carcass to specification
• All muscles on any primal, on any line, within the Butchery Hall to be cut correctly, seamed and trimmed to the required standard
• All bones to be removed from any primal and to the required standard
• Complete all tasks on the Cutting Line (including knife work)
• Competent in operating all saws on the Cutting Line, including the loin derinder

What We Look For:

• Preferred work experience: butchery / food production / chef
• A strong willingness to learn new skills and techniques in butchery
• Time keeping and punctuality
• Ability to work well within a team
• Attention to detail to ensure high standards of quality and safety are maintained
• Ability to handle the physical demands of butchery work, including standing for extended periods and performing repetitive cuts
• Commitment to maintaining hygiene and safety standards in the workplace
• Suitable transport to get to site - HU12 8TB

What We Can Offer:

• Job stability at a growing and expanding company
• Strong commitment to progression and personal development
• Weekly pay
• Time and quarter pay for overtime
• £40 weekly attendance bonus
• 28 days annual leave entitlement (inclusive of bank holidays)
• New canteen with freshly made breakfast and lunch options
• Purchase company shares through discounted share scheme
• Company pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme, retail discounts app, health and wellbeing programme

A full job description is available upon request.

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying and confirm this when submitting your application.