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Pickstock supply high quality British beef to wholesalers, food service professionals, and retailers across the UK and international trade. At our site at Pickstock Telford, we slaughter, process and despatch the produce out to internal and external customers.
This role will be working alongside an active Abattoir, during the process of slaughtering and de-boning cattle.
Due to business expansion, we are excited to advertise for a new team of enthusiastic, proactive, and forward-thinking Trainee Butchers and Experienced Butchers to join our fast-paced, expanding company. As an integral part of the food supply chain there has never been a more exciting time to join Pickstock!
Purpose of the Role
Reporting to our Boning Hall Manager, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to earn within 7 levels of butchering, starting from beginners (packing and basic knife skills) - to experienced specialist butchers. The potential benefits for these roles vary depending on experience.
- 2 days a week: Monday Tuesday or Thursday-Friday hours between 7.00am 4.30pm
- Standard hourly rate of between - £11.44ph - £15ph depends on experience
- Weekly Boning Hall Bonus pro rated
- Regular opportunities for overtime
Candidates that are shortlisted at application stage will be invited for a knife skill test during interview to assess the capability of the employee to decipher skill level and salary.
Previous experience:
The essential experience to be successful within the position are;
Previous experience working within a food manufacturing environment
Have some basic knife skills
Have a basic understanding of quality control and food safety
Desirable experience for a high-level candidate is;
Specialist knife skills for trimming or de-boning
Experience of animal carcasses and de-boning and trimming techniques
Responsibilities will include:
Ensuring product is packed into the correct boxes in line with customer specification
Gaining specific product knowledge to bag different cuts of meat
Using OCM machinery to create labels ready for Despatch
Using the Vakpac machine ensuring product is sealed ready for Despatch
De-boning carcasses using specialist knife skills, based on customer and company specifications
Trimming of raw beef meat based on customer specification and internal requirements
Adhering to health and safety requirements
Following Quality Assurance processes and procedures
Quality checking for contamination and customer spec on a daily basis
Undergoing training and upskilling where required
Job rotation to ensure product fulfilment on a daily basis
Other duties as and when required by the business
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop through the skill levels of the business, with internal training and development.
