Better Food. Brighter Future

Our butchery team debone raw pork legs, ready for the other teams to process and pack based on the requirements of our customers.

We are looking for butchery apprentices to join the team and work towards a recognised qualification through a formal apprenticeship programme.

You would be trained by our in-house butchery trainer, work on our butchery lines, and also take time out for classroom based tuition and assessments to support your learning, delivered by accredited external tutors .

The scheme will last for up to 18 months and will gain you valuable technical knowledge and skills to improve your abilities and earning potential.

Our 42 hour per week shift pattern is 5.25am-2.55pm Monday –Thursday and 5.25am-2.25 pm on Friday

Within this role there may be the requirement to work additional or different hours to cover the business needs at peak times, so flexibility is required.

You would start on our Level 1 Butcher salary of £27,300pa and would also be part of a generous bonus scheme.

We also have an amazing benefits programme with 28 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays, Company Sick Pay, wellbeing initiatives, employee discounts, subsidised and free meals, and much more.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To debone and trim pork legs to required customer specifications.
Removing all bone chips and cartilage from legs.
Working on Pace lines.
To examine the quality of finished product to ensure it has met the required standard.
To wear PPE provided correctly, including ear protection.
Cutting gloves and chainmail to be worn where a knife is being used.
To comply with the food and hygiene requirements at all times.
Report any hazards or machine problems immediately to your supervisor
Be aware of all KPI indicators i.e. ways in which efficiency and yields can be improved, labour costs and waste can be reduced.
To operate within the company health and safety standards and ensure that the workstation is kept clean and tidy.

Leave Your Mark on Our Footprint

Join us on our journey towards creating a more sustainable future for food.

We are a food company owned by Danish farmers supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers all over the world. From butchers to business developers, we're more than 23,000 colleagues, all committed to lowering our carbon footprint and become carbon neutral by 2050 for Better Food and a Brighter Future. Check our website at www.danishcrown.com/uk

Send your application in now.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £27,300.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme
Performance bonus

Benefits:

Additional leave
Bereavement leave
Canteen
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Free flu jabs
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
Life insurance
On-site parking
Referral programme
Sick pay
Store discount

Schedule:

Day shift
Monday to Friday
Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

Bugle, PL26 8RR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

English (required)

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Butchery Apprentice Opportunity

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