Butchery Production Operative | Watton

Meatex Ltd; Watton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in the UK is seeking Butchery Production Operatives to join their team in Watton. Candidates with knife skills or butchery experience are preferred, though training is available. The role involves working in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for career progression and a pay range of £13.21 to £18.31 per hour, depending on experience.

Benefits

Overtime pay

Pension contributions

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Qualifications

• Butchery experience or knife skills are ideal but not essential.
• Self-motivated and able to work on initiative.
• Enjoys working to targets in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Join the Butchery team as a Production Operative.
• Meet productivity targets while maintaining quality standards.
• Participate in ongoing training and development.

Skills

Butchery experience

Knife skills

Team player mentality

Self-motivation

Working to targets

High standards of work

Basic English proficiency

Job description

About Cranswick Country Foods:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Butchery Production Operatives:
We are recruiting for Production Operatives to join our Butchery team! We are ideally looking for candidates with butchery experience or knife skills, however training can be provided for the right candidate.

We are looking for candidates with team player mentality with the desire to get the job done well. We offer fantastic progression opportunities and are always looking to promote from within, so if you’re looking for a new starting point in your career, this is a great one!

What you will need:

• Previous experience in a butchery or knife-skilled role is highly desirable, however not essential.
• Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
• Enjoy working to targets in a fast paced environment
• Possess high standards of work
• Have a basic level of both written and verbal English
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Ideally have experience of working within the food production industry, however this is not necessary as full training will be provided

Pay and benefits:

• Rate of pay – £13.21 – £18.31 per hour (depending on experience)
• Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
• Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
• Discounted share scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Additional holiday with service
• Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus

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