Apprentice Butcher

Summary

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Apprentice Butcher. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who's eager to learn the trade, gain hands-on experience, and become certified in all aspects of butchery.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Butcher (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 15 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

As an apprentice butcher, you'll be trained in all aspects of butchery, including:

Stock management
Food safety
Preparing display counter
Cut and prepare meat for retail sales
Serve customers
Make sausages and ready meals
Cleaning at the end of the shift

Where you’ll work

SUMMERHILL FARM
PIPPS HILL ROAD NORTH
CRAYS HILL
BILLERICAY
CM11 2UJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

MEAT EAST ANGLIA TRADES (IPSWICH) LIMITED

Your training course

Butcher (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
Maintains and sharpens knives and cutting equipment.
Manual handling of carcases or primals 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.
Uses knives and cutting equipment to undertake a range of primary and secondary butchery skills.
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 relating to carcases or primals.
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.
Maintains and sharpens knives and cutting equipment.
Manual handling of carcases or primals 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.
Uses knives and cutting equipment to undertake a range of primary and secondary butchery skills.

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Presentation skills

Other requirements

There is some lifting involved, but not over 25kg. It can be a messy job, however all protective clothing and equipment is provided.

About this company

Gibson’s is a family-run farm shop based in Summerhill Garden Centre, Billericay, Essex. We sell a wide range of food from fresh meat, fresh fish, vegetables, bread, pies & much more available in store and online. We have over 35 years experience in the industry.

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

After this apprenticeship

Chance of a full-time position offered with Gibson's. Opportunities to go on to work for commercial butchers and catering in kitchen positions.

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