Abattoir Operative (Skilled/Semi-Skilled)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 13 August 2025
LOCATION
Shrewsbury
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

Butchery Knife Skills Food Safety Teamwork Animal Welfare Hygiene

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

We require skilled/semi skilled Abattoir Operatives to work in our Shrewsbury Site in Shropshire. Working from 6am, Monday to Friday, this role requires flexibility and a willingness to work additional hours when required to meet customer demand in the preparation of a fresh product.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Process carcasses to standard defined for relevant stage in production process.
  • Carry out all activities and roles within the abattoir in line with individual training matrix including rodding, legging , flanking etc.
  • Process product to customer requirements.
  • Process Hides in line with specifications and SOP.
  • Empty bins when required.
  • Assist with removing and processing of offal and products.
  • Asssit with the pushing in and out of carcasses within the chillers.
  • Ensure strict adherence to quality, HSE, animal welfare, food safety, hygiene, ethical, product labelling and handling processes.
  • Follow traceability process and ensure product and labelling integrity at all times
  • Drive and deliver necessary processing efficiency through consistent and correct equipment operation.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

  • Previous butchery experience in a food production environment is essential.
  • Ability to demonstrate knife skills for the skilled roles, or willingness to learn in semi-skilled/ trainee roles.
  • Ability to work on own initiative whilst working as part of a team, striving to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction

Job Role:

We require skilled/semi skilled Abattoir Operatives to work in our Shrewsbury Site in Shropshire. Working from 6am, Monday to Friday, this role requires flexibility and a willingness to work additional hours when required to meet customer demand in the preparation of a fresh product.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Process carcasses to standard defined for relevant stage in production process.
  • Carry out all activities and roles within the abattoir in line with individual training matrix including rodding, legging , flanking etc.
  • Process product to customer requirements.
  • Process Hides in line with specifications and SOP.
  • Empty bins when required.
  • Assist with removing and processing of offal and products.
  • Asssit with the pushing in and out of carcasses within the chillers.
  • Ensure strict adherence to quality, HSE, animal welfare, food safety, hygiene, ethical, product labelling and handling processes.
  • Follow traceability process and ensure product and labelling integrity at all times
  • Drive and deliver necessary processing efficiency through consistent and correct equipment operation.

Knowledge and Experience:

Previous butchery experience in a food production environment is essential.

Ability to demonstrate knife skills for the skilled roles, or willingness to learn in semi-skilled/ trainee roles.

Skills:

Ability to work on own initiative whilst working as part of a team, striving to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction

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