Skilled Butchery Operative

Samworth Brothers Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Leicester is looking for dedicated individuals to operate machinery and manage stock in their butchery area. Ideal candidates will work to production plans, conduct quality checks, and ensure product traceability. The role offers benefits including a company pension scheme, private health insurance, and colleague discounts. Join a family-oriented team striving for excellence in delivering high-quality products.

Benefits

Company pension scheme that matches your contributions

Private Health Scheme

Annual pay review

Profit related pay

Hot food restaurant

Free on-site parking

Colleague discounts on selected shopping, cinema, restaurants, travel and more

Refer-a-friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in operating machinery in a butchery environment.
• Ability to manage stock rotation and maintain quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Work to a production plan, operating machinery in the butchery area.
• Collect and check meat products, ensuring traceability.
• Conduct checks on product quality and manage stock appropriately.

Job description

About The Role

Our people are Heroes. We think our people here at Samworth Brothers are the best out there! So, let’s talk about them first. We are constantly in awe of their dedication to get the job done and the commitment they show. We are also super proud of having such a multicultural team of welcoming, spirited people who look out for each other’s interests and thrive on getting the job done but having fun doing it. In fact, half of our people have been with us for more than 5 years…and many a lot longer than that. They all have the same mission in mind – to keep our lines running and to be truly proud of what goes out the door. No matter the challenge, they all come together…. because that’s what families do.

Responsibilities

• Work to a production plan of what is required that day, prepare and process fills in accordance with specification sheets and company standards. The role includes operating the machinery in the butchery area (Mincer, Mixer, Dicer).
• Collect meat from chiller, check tag details (species, supplier codes, date codes), complete traceability paperwork and physically check the products at every process check.
• Conduct various checks such as product temperature, use by dates, visual quality, packaging conditions for all stock, and put stock away into chillers and freezers and manage stock rotation.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme that matches your contributions
• Private Health Scheme
• Annual pay review
• Profit related pay
• Hot food restaurant
• Free on-site parking
• Colleague discounts on selected shopping, cinema, restaurants, travel and more
• A refer-a-friend scheme (that gives you money for successfully recommending people to join us)

About Us

Walker & Son, based in Leicester is an award-winning leader in the production of high-quality supermarket own label and branded pork pies. We take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.