Butcher (Experienced)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
Telford
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

Knife skills Food safety De-boning Trimming Quality control Meat processing

FULL DESCRIPTION

Champion the Quality of British Beef with [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk].

At [Employer hidden] we’re proud to supply premium British beef to retailers, wholesalers and food service partners across the UK and beyond. Our facility in Telford handles every stage of meat processing – from slaughter to processing and distribution – ensuring full traceability, control and quality at every step.

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Overview:

  • Butcher (Experienced)
  • Telford
  • £12.21-£16.00 p/h
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • 42.5 Hours p/w Monday – Friday hours between 7.00am – 4.30pm

Find out more about this role below.

This role will be working alongside an active Abattoir, during the process of slaughtering and de-boning cattle.

We are excited to advertise for Experienced Butchers to join our fast-paced, expanding company. As an integral part of the food supply chain there has never been a more exciting time to join [Employer hidden]!

Purpose of the Role:

Reporting to our Boning Hall Manager, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to earn within 7 levels of butchering, starting from beginners (packing and basic knife skills) – to experienced specialist butchers. The potential benefits for these roles vary depending on experience.

Candidates that are shortlisted at application stage will be invited for a knife skill test during interview to assess the capability of the employee to decipher skill level and salary.

Previous experience:

Essential:

  • Previous experience working within a food manufacturing environment
  • Have knife skills
  • Have an understanding of quality control and food safety

Desirable:

  • Specialist knife skills for trimming or de-boning
  • Experience of animal carcasses and de-boning and trimming techniques

Responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring product is packed into the correct boxes in line with customer specification
  • Gaining specific product knowledge to bag different cuts of meat
  • Using OCM machinery to create labels ready for Despatch
  • Using the Vakpac machine ensuring product is sealed ready for Despatch
  • De-boning carcasses using specialist knife skills, based on customer and company specifications
  • Trimming of raw beef meat based on customer specification and internal requirements
  • Adhering to health and safety requirements
  • Following Quality Assurance processes and procedures
  • Quality checking for contamination and customer spec on a daily basis
  • Undergoing training and upskilling where required
  • Job rotation to ensure product fulfilment on a daily basis
  • Other duties as and when required by the business

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop through the skill levels of the business, with internal training and development.

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