Trainee Poultry Butcher

About the Role

We're looking for Trainee Poultry Butchers to join the team at our Hollybank site in Scropton, Derbyshire. No experience necessary, full training provided over an initial 6-month period and continuous further development.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods

• Starting pay rate of £13.02 per hour
• With successful completion of training a pay rate of £15.77 per hour.
• Additional £2.00 per hour shift allowance for normal weekend hour.
• Paid Weekly.
• Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime.
• Earn £500 for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us. (T&Cs apply)
• Company life assurance policy.
• Staff sales at discounted prices.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

Working Hours

Tuesday - Saturday

06:00 - 15:00

About the role

As a Trainee Poultry Butcher you'll be working through a training plan with a dedicated Butchery Support Coordinator. Gaining knowledge, skills and confidence to portion, debone and prepare turkey and turkey products in a factory environment. You'll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

Key responsibilities

• Training to use a knife to trim, cut and portion turkey products.
• Achieving agreed quality standards relating to temperature, preparation, presentation and measurements.
• Ensuring consistency in product quality, meeting customer specifications.
• Manual handling which can include lifting equipment and products up to 25kg.
• Helping minimise downtime of equipment through correct set up and change over of lines.

What you'll need to be successful

• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills
• A genuine interest in learning a new skill and developing in the role.
• The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
• Previous experience using a knife to portion meat could be helpful, but not essential.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.