General Operative | Merthyr Tydfil

Kepak is a global food company serving international retailers and food service household names with prime cuts of meat, on-trend food concepts and ready-for-market convenience foods.  

Kepak St. Merryn in Merthyr Tydfil has combined beef and lamb processing and packing facilities. We offer beef and lamb products ranging from retail ready cuts for butchers’ counters to branded packaged meat, all as part of our service; raised on open pastures, sourced from local farmers and hand-selected by our master butchers, we produce beef and lamb products with integrity and unmatched quality assurance.

Our Beef Boning and Lamb Boning Department are looking for people who are interested in getting involved in the Abattoir processes. This might be packing the meat and sorting the meat – all part of learning about the business to further your career at Kepak.

Working 40 hours a week Monday to Friday from 6.00am with flexibility on finishing times.

In addition, we offer an excellent range of benefits and facilities.

Join our Beef / Lamb Boning Team and be part of an exciting role where you’ll make a real impact every day. Your daily tasks will include:

• Ensuring our products consistently meet high quality standards by following clear operational processes and customer specifications.
• Recognizing the importance of your role in the overall efficiency of the line and constantly seeking ways to improve our processes.
• Prioritizing the health and safety of yourself and your team by strictly adhering to all rules and procedures, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Specifically, you will:

• Check the cuts of meat to ensure that they are in line with specifications.
• Be able to recognise the different cuts of meat (training will be given).
• Arrange meat in packaging, complying with display requirements.
• Placing trays/boxes on correct pallets to customer specification.
• Ensure that the pack weight is correct.
• Reject any items including packaging and meats that look to be outside of our quality specifications.
• Be working in a chilled environment.
• Flexible to meet daily production targets.

Subsidised canteen serving multiple hot food options for breakfast and lunch

31 days annual leave per year (after probation)

Employee Discount Platform – All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands.

Hamper at Christmas for all employees.

Company Pension

Employee Discount Platform – All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands.

Refer a Friend Scheme – Earn up to Get up to €500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group.

GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program – help with a wide range of topics including mental health and wellbeing support, family and relationship advice, debt management, back to work support, and counselling for all Kepak colleagues and their families.

Long Service Awards – We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees

Bike to Work Scheme – You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!