Summary
We are looking for an apprentice butcher to join our busy, friendly, family-run shop. You will be working with a hands-on team, where you will be helping to deliver excellent customer service and high-quality products.
Wage
£14,144 to £25,282.40 a year
28 days holiday including bank holidays, and you can enrol into a nest pension.
Training course
Butcher (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Saturday 9:00am - 5:30pm. 1 day off in the week, with a 1 hour lunch break and a breakfast break.
42 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Thursday 6 March
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
You will be working with our experienced butchery team, learning the following:
* How to break up carcass meats down to saleable cuts
* Assist with the preparation and production of kebabs and stir fry's
* Take in deliveries, pack and correctly store products, learn about stock rotation and serve customers on the counter
Where you’ll work
5-7 GREEN WRYTHE LANE
CARSHALTON
SM5 2DS
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
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.
* 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
* Butcher Standards Level 2 Qualification
* FDQ Level 2 Award in Food Safety
* FDQ Level 2 Award in Health & Safety
* FDQ Level 2 Award in Knife Skills
* Level 1 / 2 Functional skills in English and maths if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent 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
* Team working
* Reliable