Apprentice Butcher

Summary

We are a family run, traditional butchers with over 45 years of experience in the industry, we are looking to impart this knowledge to an apprentice. Every member of staff is integral to the success of the business and opportunities for growth will be available to those who wish to grow. A great chance to learn the butcher trade.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Butcher (level 2)
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 08:30am - 16:15pm. Overtime may be required at certain points.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 26 November
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

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

Day to day tsks will vary but will include:

Handling Produce & Preparing meat for sale
Interacting with customers
Cleaning the rep areas

Where you’ll work

CHILLEY FARM SHOP

RICKNEY

HAILSHAM

BN27 1SE

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

PLUMPTON COLLEGE

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

The apprenticeship will be delivered bi-weekly on site at Plumpton College.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Due to rural location, there is no public transport. Own reliable form of transport is advised.

About this company

Family run business owned by Gary & Sue Knights. We are a butchery with over 45 years of experience. Customer focused and willing to go the extra mile for everyone who steps through the door.

After this apprenticeship

A qualified butcher, with managerial responsibilities.

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