Apprentice Butcher | Banbury
| Company: | Absolute Taste - Wykham Farm |
| Location: | Oxfordshire |
| Salary: | Competitive |
Description
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic apprentice to gain valuable industry experience and butchery skills with an exciting business.
Come and join the Wykham Farm family and be part of something truly wonderful, we offer on-site parking, fantastic customers and a wonderful team environment!
As an Apprentice Butcher, you will be trained on the principles of butchery, learn how to use machinery, how to maintain a safe environment whilst supporting the team in all the daily butchery operations in our meat department.
Wykham Park Farm has a renowned reputation in Oxfordshire and we are proud of the fact that we rear our own Longhorn Cattle, sheep and pigs and sell within our very own farm shop.
The Butcher Apprenticeship include the following core skills:
- Maintain the quality of fresh meat during preparationand process operations.
- Provide product and process information in compliance with business and legal requirements.
- Contribute to the health and safety of colleagues, customers, and the working environment by reducing hazards or reporting incidents.
- Contribute to the business key performance indicators through the reduction of waste and improving sustainability.
- Maintain meat storage systems in line with regulation and legislation.
- Contribute to internal and external audits by recording information and sharing with stakeholders.
- Undertake primal or secondary butchery as per company specification.
- Undertake daily procedures on workplace, personal safety and health and safety which meet business and legal requirements.
- Maintain quality control and consistency of the product in line with business and legal requirements.
- Use IT, technology, and digital solutions to input data, set up machinery or equipment, online orders, social media, and temperature checks.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of systems and processes to ensure procedures, policies and guidance are updated in line with technology advancements, legislative and social changes.
- Receive deliveries and check their content and food safety.
- Maintain tools and equipment to ensure safe working practices, and PPE and PPC are used.
- Contribute to the maintenance of stock availability through the business procurement system.
- Maintain fresh meat and/or self-service product displays for retail sale including labelling and pricing and removing from display at end of day.
- Undertake traditional butchery skills such as sausages, burgers, French trimming and ready to cook meals.
- Contribute to promotional and product launch activities to support the success of the business.
Course Details:
- The Apprenticeship course will last approximately 12-18 months.
- Fully funded by Absolute Taste
- All training/learning is conducted at Wykham Park Farm (no day release required)
- £10.82 per hour
- Rota will be based on 40 hours per week
What we are looking for:
- An individual seeking development and personal growth
- The selected candidate will have a passion for high-quality produce
- Ability to provide great customer service
- A strong interest in the ‘butchery’ industry
This job description is intended to illustrate the main duties and responsibilities of this job. It is not intended to be exhaustive and you are advised that the duties and responsibilities may change from time to time.
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