Trainee Butcher

Trainee Butcher

Reference: MAY

Expiry date: 17:30, Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Location: Stapleton, Nr Pontefract

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Free onsite parking, Onsite gym, Subsidised canteen, Staff shop, Cycle to work scheme,

Role: Trainee Butcher

Daily Rate: £74.16 to £104.08 per day

Contract:Permanent

Location:Pontefract, WF8 3DD

Shift Available: Monday to Friday 06:00am to 14:30pm

Who are we?

We are a family business established in Yorkshire in 1997 based in Pontefract with a reputation for exceptional product, innovation, and industry-leading animal welfare standards. Our facilities combine traditional British butchery techniques with some of the best technological prowess in the food sector.

A committed team of over 800 staff oversee the whole process: from procuring the best possible livestock from our carefully picked group of farms, through butchery, retail packaging, and despatch before it finally arrives on the supermarket shelf or as part of the restaurant dining experience.

About you:

• Good attitude towards health and safety
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexible in your ability to work on your own or within a Team
• Enjoy working to targets
• This role would be ideally suited to an individual who has a keen interest to develop a new skill in a fast-paced environment

Role:

• Learn the safe and correct knife use
• Learn how to prepare and trim, cuts of meat
• Learn how to achieve daily targets
• Learn how to minimise waste
• Onsite Gym
• Staff shop
• Free onsite parking
• Yearly attendance bonus - (qualifying criteria)