Abattoir Operatives
ABP is one of Europe's leading privately owned food processors. The group operates across many businesses, spanning Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe and consists of 4 separate divisions; ABP Beef, ABP Proteins, ABP Renewables and ABP Pet Foods. We are currently recruiting for Operatives to work in our Abattoir at Kingswinford.
Role Definition: To ensure that lambs are slaughtered in accordance with animal welfare requirements and ABP processes where operatives are licensed to carry out this task. To ensure that carcasses are dressed and trimmed according to ABP and Customer specifications as directed by the Production Supervisor.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Cut, trim and prepare lamb material to standard defined for relevant stage in production process (e.g., saw/split carcasses, prepare specific meat cuts).
2. Ensure that all parts of the carcase are trimmed to produce optimum production yield while adhering to legislation and company requirements.
3. Remove bones and cut meat to customer requirements.
4. Ensure strict adherence to quality, HSE, animal welfare, food safety, hygiene, ethical, product labelling and handling processes.
5. Follow traceability process and ensure product and labelling integrity at all times.
6. Drive and deliver necessary processing efficiency through consistent and correct equipment operation.
7. Maintain responsibility for operational effectiveness of equipment and machinery and report faults to supervisor/manager in a timely manner.
8. Work in accordance with SOPs.
9. Complete work to production deadlines and in accordance with food safety regulations and any other relevant legislation.
10. Adhere to and uphold all health and safety guidelines and work in accordance with food hygiene regulations and Company policies and procedures.
11. Be flexible and willing to work additional hours when required to meet customer demand in the preparation of a fresh product.
Knowledge and Experience:
* Able to work under own initiative.
* Be a team player.
* Ability to follow detailed operating procedures with a high degree of attention to detail.
* Follow instructions related to personal health and safety and the wearing of PPE.
* General operative tasks require a substantial amount of physical ability and must be physically fit.
* Can-do attitude with good communication skills.
Benefits:
* Immediate start.
* Free car parking.
* Weekly pay.
* Permanent Full-Time work.
* PPE (Personal protective equipment) provided.
* Free tea and coffee.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Discounted gym membership.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Life Assurance.
* Pension Scheme.
* Health & wellbeing programme.
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