Summary
Apprentice butcher wanted for family run small butchers in Otley. Apprentices will learn different methods and technics for the handling and preparation of meat. This apprenticeship will be 4 days working in the shop, and 1 day per week studying at Leeds City College towards a L2 Butcher qualification.
Wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
Training course
Butcher (level 2)
Hours
8am until 6pm. Weekday and weekends required, days TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 3 March
Duration
1 year 9 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
* Practise different cutting and chopping methods.
* Work with different forms of meat and carcase.
* Boning and manufacuring of sausages, pies etc.
* Serving customers on the till.
Where you’ll work
3 MARKET STREET
OTLEY
LS21 3AF
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
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
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
8am until 6pm, with 1 day per week at college - weekend work required.
More training information
Leeds City College - Print Works Campus.
Requirements
Essential 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
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
Ideally a local resident to Otley. Please only apply if you can reliably commute.