Trainee Trimmer / Butcher

Dunbia Group; Cardington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company located in Cardington, England, is looking for a trainee meat trimmer/butcher. This role offers the opportunity for training and career progression within a fast-paced production environment. Responsibilities include safe knife usage, boning and trimming beef products according to customer specifications, and maintaining quality standards. Ideal candidates should possess good communication skills and a willingness to learn, though prior experience is not mandatory as full training will be provided.

Benefits

Company provided transport

Bonus pay

Qualifications

• Desire to progress and willingness to undertake training.
• Experience within the food industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Use knife safely per company standards.
• Boning and trimming beef products as per specifications.
• Cutting products to weight and thickness specifications.
• Advise management on raw material quality issues.
• Work as a team to ensure production efficiency.
• Maintain quality standards and current yields.

Skills

Knife safety

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Working Hours

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 6 am to 3 pm.

Compensation

Pay £12.73 per hour plus bonus. After training completion, pay rises to £13.42 per hour plus bonus.

Transport

Company provided transport from Bedford Town Centre is available if required.

Job Summary

We are actively seeking applications for the role of trainee meat trimmer/butcher to join an industry leader that provides opportunities for training and progression to the right candidates. You will be working in a production environment within a meat processing plant in one of Europe's leading food companies; suppliers of choice to a range of leading local, national and international supermarket, foodservice and manufacturing businesses exporting to over 50 countries worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Using a knife in a safe manner at all times in line with company procedures.
• Boning and trimming beef products following customer specifications.
• Confidently cutting product to weight and thickness specifications.
• Advising production management on issues with raw material quality and/or specification.
• Working as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment to ensure production runs smoothly.
• Maintain current yields and quality standards.
• Possess good communication and team working skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative whilst working as part of a team striving to achieve high levels of customer service.
• A desire to progress within the business and demonstrate a strong willingness to undertake all training required for the role.
• Experience within a similar role or within the food industry would be advantageous - however, full training will be given.

Additional Information

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position