Job Description

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34,736 per year (

16.70 per hour) plus great benefits

40 Hours per week

Day shift Monday to Friday 08:00am until 18:00pm

Wigan

Due to company growth, our Manufacturing Manager and in-house team of specialist craft Butchers, would like to welcome a Lead Butcher to join the team based from our Carver and Co Depot, part of Sysco GB in Wigan. We offer exclusive cuts of British and Irish beef, all butchered, prepared, aged, stored and packed on site.


As our Lead Butcher; alongside our Butchery Supervisor you will lead a small team of butchers and operatives to support a wide variety of tasks across the production operation. You can expect to be preparing a variety of meat products such as prime steak cuts, chops and roast joints. Duties will include boning, cutting and trimming into portions as per customer requirements. At all times you'll be providing high-quality products as well as maintaining excellent standards of health and safety, food safety and HCAPP compliance. Alongside providing support to the training of our Butchery Operatives in basic meat trimming and meat preparation skills. Keeping focused on quality and ensuring we consistently produce the very best products for our customers.


This role includes using machinery to prepare meat to supply customer orders, picking orders, correctly packing and labelling meat products, storing products - both goods in from suppliers and finished goods from production, and cleaning equipment, tools and machinery. You'll also be required to complete documentation - recording product temperatures and completing basic HACCP paperwork. You can expect to be very active as a Lead Butcher. The position requires you to keep on your feet for long periods of time in a chilled environment, and there's also an element of manual handling where you will need to be able to bend and lift to receive supplies, handle the meat products to store finished products.


You'll ideally have supervisory or team leading experience and excellent communication skills. As an experienced Butcher able to trim and portion various whole primal joint preparation techniques, with a track record of monitoring and achieving correct portion control for high end cuts such as centre cut fillet steaks in adherence to food safety regulations. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks effectively.


In addition to a competitive monthly salary, 31 days annual leave (inc. statutory) and company pension, you can also look forward to the following benefits:

Wagestream - Access to an app that gives you early access to your earned salary and supports financial wellbeing The option to purchase additional annual leave Help at Hand - Access to 24/7 GP appointments, physiotherapy and a range of health and wellbeing services for you and your family Life assurance Access to Sysco Perks offering discounts across a wide range of products and services - from gym membership to your weekly supermarket shop The ability to purchase our products at hugely discounted prices

To enjoy the rewards of joining our supportive team, apply now!