Semi Skilled Butcher | Spalding

Manufacturing Key Operative (Semi Skilled Butcher) – Spalding | Meatex Jobs

Manufacturing Key Operative (Semi Skilled Butcher) role based at Woodheads, Spalding, offering competitive hourly rates and a full benefits package in a permanent, full-time position. Join Morrisons manufacturing operations and develop your butchery skills within a professional food production environment.

Job Overview

Role: Manufacturing Key Operative – Semi Skilled Butcher
Location: Woodheads, Spalding
Contract: Permanent
Pay Type: Hourly paid manufacturing role
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 06:00am until finish
Weekend Work: Occasional, with advance notice
Closing Date: 28 January 2026
Job Reference: 143428

This role offers a practical entry point into food manufacturing and butchery, with structured training, long-term progression, and strong job security.

The Role

As a Manufacturing Key Operative (Semi Skilled Butcher), you will slice and trim meat to required specifications, ensuring products are produced safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

You will work across trimming meat from the bone, preparing primal cuts, and slicing steaks, chops, and joints from three species. Through training and hands-on experience, you will develop your skills and work towards becoming an expert within your area.

In addition, you will support colleagues, work flexibly across production areas, and follow all company policies relating to health and safety, hygiene, security, and cleaning.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Slice and trim meat to required specifications

• Trim meat from the bone and prepare primal cuts

• Slice steaks, chops, and joints accurately and consistently

• Follow food safety, hygiene, and health and safety standards

• Share knowledge and support team members

• Work flexibly across production areas when required

• Maintain concentration and quality during repetitive tasks

As a result, you will help deliver high-quality, food-safe products to customers.

The Ideal Candidate

This role is suitable for someone looking to develop skills in a manufacturing butchery environment.

You will ideally:

• Work well as part of a team and follow instructions accurately

• Have some knife skills, although previous butchery experience is not essential

• Be comfortable wearing PPE such as chainmail gloves

• Be able to work in a chilled production environment

• Have a flexible, positive attitude and good attention to detail

• Maintain focus when tasks are repetitive

Full training will be provided.

Working Environment

Please note, this is a raw meat manufacturing environment. You will work 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 hard work, you will receive:

• Six weeks’ holiday including bank holidays

• A guaranteed day off that matters to you each year

• 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 shops, cinemas, and gyms

• 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 of Morrisons.

Myton Food Group is British farming’s biggest single direct customer and operates 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, producing fresh meat, fish, pies, fruit, vegetables, bread, and more. The business is proud of its strong supplier relationships and commitment to quality from farm to fork.

Equal Opportunities & Support

Morrisons is committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process. Support and reasonable adjustments are available at application and interview stages.

Only candidates who are over the school leaver’s age and eligible to work in the UK will be considered.