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Manufacturing Slaughter Operative (Fully Skilled) – Spalding | Meatex Jobs

Manufacturing Slaughter Operative (Fully Skilled) role based at Woodheads, Spalding, offering a permanent, full-time position within a professional abattoir environment. Join Morrisons manufacturing operations and play a key role in delivering high-quality, food-safe meat products.

Job Overview

Role: Manufacturing Slaughter Operative – Fully Skilled
Location: Woodheads, Spalding
Contract: Permanent
Pay Type: Hourly paid manufacturing role
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 6am until finish
Closing Date: 31 March 2026
Job Reference: 150563

This is a skilled abattoir role suited to experienced slaughter operatives holding a valid licence and looking for long-term stability and progression.

The Role

As a Manufacturing Slaughter Operative (Fully Skilled), you will be multi-skilled across slaughter line tasks, preparing carcasses to specification while maintaining the highest standards of safety, hygiene, and efficiency.

You will work towards site objectives focused on quality, yield, and operational performance. Using knives or bladed machinery, you will carry out tasks efficiently to minimise waste and downtime while ensuring food safety standards are met at all times.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Carry out skilled slaughter line tasks to prepare carcasses

• Use knives and bladed machinery safely and accurately

• Maintain full compliance with food safety and hygiene standards

• Follow health and safety procedures to protect yourself and colleagues

• Work efficiently to reduce waste and production downtime

• Maintain concentration and accuracy in a fast-paced environment

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

• Has previous Halal butchery and knife skills experience

• Holds a current and valid slaughter licence

• Can maintain high standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Is able to follow detailed training, guidance, and instructions

• Has strong focus, consistency, and attention to detail

Food Safety Level 2 is desirable, but training can be provided on site.

Working Environment

This role is based in an abattoir / slaughterhouse environment. You will be working with raw meat and carcasses in chilled conditions between 2°C and 9°C.

Full personal protective equipment is provided and must be worn at all times.

What’s on Offer

In return for your commitment, you will receive:

• Six weeks’ holiday including bank holidays

• A guaranteed day off each year that matters to you

• 15% colleague discount in Morrisons stores and online

• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member

• Career progression and development opportunities

• Subsidised staff canteen

• Competitive pension and life assurance

• Healthcare and wellbeing support, including Aviva Digital GP

• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street retailers, cinemas, and gyms

• Optional payroll charity donations

• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption, fertility, and neonatal leave

About the Business

You will be part of Myton Food Group, the manufacturing division supporting Morrisons supermarkets.

Myton Food Group is British farming’s largest single direct customer and operates 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, producing fresh meat, fish, pies, fruit, vegetables, bread, and more. The business is committed to quality, traceability, and ethical sourcing from farm to fork.

Equality, Inclusion & Pre-Employment Checks

Myton Food Group is committed to providing a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Reasonable adjustments are available at all stages of recruitment.

Applicants must be over school leaver age and eligible to work in the UK. Pre-employment checks include right-to-work and background checks, including social media checks where appropriate.