Butchery Apprenticeship Programme

ABP UK

Guildford, GU1 1RP

Closes in 2 days (Sunday 22 September)

Posted on 5 September 2024

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Summary

Ready to carve out your career in the meat industry? Join our Butchery Apprenticeship Programme and learn from the best in the business! No GCSE's or CV? No problem! Apply today and speak with the team about our fantastic opportunity!

Annual wage
£21,840 a year

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Your starting salary will be £10.50 per hour. On completing of the programme, you will transition onto piece rate which will be discussed with you at your interview.

Training course
Butcher (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7am to 4pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 23 September

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

10

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As a Butchery Apprentice at ABP UK, you'll gain foundational knowledge and practical skills in butchery, contributing to the production of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products. You'll learn about quality, efficiency, traceability, sustainability, animal welfare, stress prevention, and lean manufacturing practices. This apprenticeship is a foundation for a fulfilling career in meat processing.

  • Learn the Basics: Acquire foundational knowledge in butchery principles, meat species, and carcass processing techniques.
  • Master Your Craft: Develop knife skills for cutting, boning, trimming, and mincing meat.
  • Gain Industry Insight: Understand the meat sector's history, values, culture, and traditions.
  • Team Collaboration: Work with the team to meet deadlines and productivity targets.
  • Maintain Standards: Adhere to health, food safety, and hygiene standards.
  • Support Operations: Assist in stock control, quality assurance, and customer expectations.

Where you’ll work

ABP Guildford

6238 EC Moorfield Road

Slyfield Industrial Estate

Guildford

GU1 1RP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WORKFORCE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD

Your training course

Butcher (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
  • Able to maintain, sharpen, and use knives and cutting equipment to undertake a range of primary and secondary butchery skills.
  • Manual handling of carcasses and primal through the manufacturing or butchery process.
  • Adhere to the organisational policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Maintain the meat product to the given customer specification and food safety compliance and traceability procedures in the meat supply chain.
  • Support colleagues in delivering the daily workplace requirements.
  • Use technology and applications to support production, sales, and customer service.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
  • Communicate with customers and stakeholders to meet their requirements.
  • Process and dispose of waste material.
  • Serve customers in line with brand standards.
  • Advise customers on the use by dates, storage, preparation, and cooking of meat products.
  • Prepare, produce, and display meat products such as joints, portions, sausages, burgers, value-added products and offer alternative products when required.
  • Plan and prepare for seasonal supply and demand of meat products in the merchandising and promotion of seasonal foods.
  • Provide provenance and heritage product information.
  • Set up and close meat counter displays.
  • Balance the customers’ needs with additional linked products and services such as marinades, and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business.
  • Produce meat to the specific volume, size, and weight to meet the needs of stakeholders.
  • Maximise the saleable yield for the business.
  • Contribute to efficiencies to support the key performance indicators (KPIs) of the business through working to agreed specifications for their role.
  • Adhere to customer specifications and contracts.
  • Contribute to foreign body control and metal detection.
  • Meet key performance indicators within meat processing.
  • Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
  • Able to maintain, sharpen, and use knives and cutting equipment to undertake a range of primary and secondary butchery skills.
  • Manual handling of carcasses and primal through the manufacturing or butchery process.
  • Adhere to the organisational policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Maintain the meat product to the given customer specification and food safety compliance and traceability procedures in the meat supply chain.
  • Support colleagues in delivering the daily workplace requirements.
  • Use technology and applications to support production, sales, and customer service.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
  • Communicate with customers and stakeholders to meet their requirements.
  • Process and dispose of waste material.

    • Your training plan

    Your training will take place onsite and will be a combination of face to face training and support from the training provider, as well as our onsite team of dedicated and skilled employees. Under the supervision of our Butchery Mentor, you will learn all the basics and be able to apply them from day one.

    Requirements

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Attention to detail
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness
    • Enthusiasm for the industry
    • Keen to develop skills

    About this company

    ABP UK is part of ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s leading food producers, providing quality beef and lamb to thousands of customers worldwide. Since 1954, ABP has had a reputation for quality and innovation, supplying fresh and frozen meat products to retailers, discounters and wholesale customers. Our people are the driving force behind our success. We’re committed to ensuring everyone in our business has the best opportunities to thrive and create a bright future for our industry.

    http://www.abpuk.com (opens in new tab)

    Disability Confident

    Disability Confident

    A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

    You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

    After this apprenticeship

    Upon completing your apprenticeship, you'll gain qualifications including:

    • Level 2 Food Safety Award
    • Level 2 Health & Safety in the Food Supply Chain Award
    • Level 2 Knife Skills Award

    This apprenticeship is a stepping stone to advanced qualifications and specialised roles within ABP UK. You'll also be recognised by the Institute of Meat (IoM), enabling you to use the initials M.Inst.M. Continue your journey in sustainable butchery, retail, or further education in the broader meat industry.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ABP UK

    Kate Taylor

    talentacademy@abpbeef.com

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275300.

    Apply now

    Closes in 2 days (Sunday 22 September)

    When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

    After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.