Venison & Game Butcher – Seasonal Production

Adecco (Portugal); Newbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is recruiting an experienced butcher for a 5-month fixed-term contract in a busy seasonal operation near Newbury. The role focuses on venison and wild game processing with early starts and weekend hours. 42.5 hours per week in a chilled production environment.

Candidates should have commercial butchery experience, knife skills, and a good grasp of food hygiene. The role includes recording production data and supporting packing and cleaning as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous commercial butchery, meat processing or carcass breakdown experience.
• Confident with knife handling, deboning, trimming and portioning.
• Good understanding of food hygiene and cross-contamination prevention.
• Reliable, detail-oriented and able to work efficiently in a chilled production environment.
• Flexible and happy to support the wider team during busy seasonal periods.
• Experience with venison or wild game is advantageous, but a suitably skilled butcher from another meat-processing background may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Break down, debone, trim and portion venison and other game products to customer specifications.
• Operate knives and processing equipment safely and efficiently.
• Maintain consistent product quality, weights and presentation while minimising waste.
• Follow food safety, hygiene, temperature control and traceability procedures.
• Complete production records and report any quality concerns.
• Support packing, labelling and cleaning duties when required.

Skills

Butchery

Venison

Knife skills

Deboning

Portioning

Food hygiene

Tools

Knives

Processing equipment

Job description

Adecco is recruiting an experienced butcher for a 5-month fixed-term contract in a busy seasonal operation near Newbury. The role focuses on venison and wild game processing with early starts and weekend hours. 42.5 hours per week in a chilled production environment.

Candidates should have commercial butchery experience, knife skills, and a good grasp of food hygiene. The role includes recording production data and supporting packing and cleaning as needed.