Trainee Trimmer / Butcher

Dunbia Group; Cardington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company transport from Bedford Town

Job summary

Dunbia Group in the United Kingdom is recruiting a trainee meat trimmer/butcher to join its production team. You will learn to prepare, bone and trim meat to customer specifications in a fast-paced meat processing plant.

You will receive training with clear progression opportunities and a starting rate of £12.73 per hour plus bonus, rising to £13.42 per hour after training completion; company transport from Bedford Town Centre is available if required.

Qualifications

• Experience with knives in a meat production environment preferred; full training provided.
• Boning and trimming to customer specifications.
• Ability to work to weight and thickness specs.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to undertake training and progression within the business.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, bone and trim product to customer specifications.
• Use a knife safely in line with company procedures.
• Boning and trimming beef products.
• Cut product to weight and thickness specifications.
• Advise production on material quality and specs.
• Work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment to ensure production runs smoothly.
• Maintain yields and quality standards.
• Demonstrate initiative while working with a team.
• Show willingness to undertake all training required.

Skills

Knife handling

Boning & trimming

Product cutting to weight

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Job description

Working hours 40 per week Monday to Friday 6am to 3pm

Pay £12.73 per hour plus bonus, rising to £13.42 per hour plus bonus after training completion.

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

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.

You will develop the skills to prepare, bone and trim product to meet customers specifications.

• 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.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position