Post holders will work in the Butchery department of production and will be directed and supported by ongoing training, supervision and leadership to become a qualified food Butcher. The position holder will work to all company quality standards and will be required to follow all safe working practices, work instructions, following all food legislative requirements.
Butchers will learn the core skills enabling them to:
Prove full awareness and adherence to health and safety regulations and/or additional requirements that may apply to their employer’s food business.
Carry out a range of primary and secondary butchery skills involving the use of steak and boning knives, hand saws, cleavers, banding needles and other relevant hand tools used in the process of primal cutting, boning, slicing, dicing, rolling, trimming and lleting as used in their employers business.
Produce meat and/or poultry products (as required) such as sausages/pies made to the specification of customers or for sale to the public.
Use machinery (as permitted) & other relevant cutting equipment including the ability to sharpen knives.
Apply hand/eye co-ordination along with physical agility and manual handling of carcasses through the manufacturing/butchery process.
Adhere to the legislative regulations that apply in the food industry plus the organisational policies and standard operating procedures that apply within the employer’s business.
Display the ability to work in a team and individually as required in a busy environment with pre- determined deadlines and productivity targets.
Maintain the quality environment; including product sampling, specification (including customer requirements), food safety compliance and traceability procedures in the meat supply chain.
Support workforce development; sharing own knowledge and experience to in order to assist new recruits and/or inexperienced colleagues.
Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and colleagues displaying the excellent interpersonal skills required to perform the role to the required standard.