Skilled Butcher
15 days ago
Carlisle
If youre a Skilled Butcher who takes pride in precision, pace, and product quality, this role offers the chance to work in a high-volume, well-structured production environment where your expertise genuinely matters. Check below to see if you have what is needed for this opportunity, and if so, make an application asap. Youll be joining a busy and growing team where strong knife skills, especially steak cutting, are essential to maintaining output and standards. Whats in it for you • Pay rate of £15 £20 per hour depending on experience and skill level, • Early starts with regular early finishes (often before 13:15), • 28 days holiday, • 5% pension contribution, • 25% staff discount on meat products, • Supportive, team-focused production environment, • Relocation support available, • Perform high-quality steak cutting to exact specifications, • Carry out boning and general butchery across multiple proteins, • Process beef, pork (including belly and legs), lamb (legs), and some poultry, • Work efficiently to fulfil daily order volumes (typically 180260 orders), • Follow written specifications and production instructions accurately, • Maintain high standards of hygiene, safety, and product quality, • Strong steak cutting ability (this is critical), • Proven butchery and boning experience, • Experience working with beef, pork, and lamb, • Ability to work at speed without compromising quality, • Confidence completing a practical block test Desirable experience, • Experience working across multiple protein types, • Background with transferable knife skills (e.g. chef experience), • Have basic knife skills, • Are willing to learn and develop, • Fast-paced, order-driven production setting, • Early morning starts (04:00) with one day off during the week, • Direct and practical communication style, • Multi-national team environment