Apprentice Butcher

Summary

This great opportunity which will cover all aspects of the trade and includes full training within the industry. We take pride in our excellent work and you will join our team of specialist butchers.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Butcher (level 2)
Hours: Monday- Friday 5am – 1pm or 6am-2pm. This can be discussed at the interview. You may also be required to work the occasional Saturday in times of busy trade.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 25 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

The apprentice will cover all aspects of butchery such as;

Cutting, portioning and packing of primal cuts of beef, lamb, pork and poultry
The manufacture of sausages and burgers
Preparing catering orders for delivery
General cleaning duties
Managing stock rotation and understanding the importance of product traceability

Where you’ll work

The Conge

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1PJ

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

POULTEC TRAINING LIMITED

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Math's (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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Logical
Team working
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

With the early starting times, there is no public transport available.

About this company

Jim’s Butchers is a family owned business that has been based in Great Yarmouth for over 30 years. We aim to provide high-quality food for retail, catering and commercial sectors at competitive prices. In terms of product conformity, consistency and quality, we feel that we are better placed than many of our competitors because we are, and intend to remain, close to the day to day running of our business. Our “hands on” approach enable us to control every aspect of the operation every day.

https://jimsbutchers.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Discounts on our range of in store and bespoke products Access to a subsidised café Free hot drinks. 28 days holiday including bank holidays

After this apprenticeship

A permanent position amongst our team of specialist butchers.

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