Apprentice Butcher

Fiddy's Butchers

NORWICH, NR3 2HJ

Closes in 6 days (Friday 13 December at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 October 2024


Summary

This great opportunity which will cover all aspects of the trade and includes full training within the industry. We take pride in our excellent work and you will join our team of specialist butchers.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Butcher (level 2)
Hours
Monday- Saturday. Shifts TBC.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 5 January

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

The apprentice will join our specialist butchery team and be invloved in all duties such as;

  • Learning the skill of butchery and cutting up all meats
  • The different cuts of meat from each animal we sell
  • Serving customers in the shop/handling payments cash/card
  • Advising customers if required the best cuts and possibly how to cook
  • Taking orders over the phone
  • Writing out delivery tickets
  • Making sausages 

Where you’ll work

160 AYLSHAM ROAD

NORWICH

NR3 2HJ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

POULTEC TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Butcher (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
  • Able to maintain, sharpen, and use knives and cutting equipment to undertake a range of primary and secondary butchery skills.
  • Manual handling of carcasses and primal through the manufacturing or butchery process.
  • Adhere to the organisational policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Maintain the meat product to the given customer specification and food safety compliance and traceability procedures in the meat supply chain.
  • Support colleagues in delivering the daily workplace requirements.
  • Use technology and applications to support production, sales, and customer service.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
  • Communicate with customers and stakeholders to meet their requirements.
  • Process and dispose of waste material.
  • Serve customers in line with brand standards.
  • Advise customers on the use by dates, storage, preparation, and cooking of meat products.
  • Prepare, produce, and display meat products such as joints, portions, sausages, burgers, value-added products and offer alternative products when required.
  • Plan and prepare for seasonal supply and demand of meat products in the merchandising and promotion of seasonal foods.
  • Provide provenance and heritage product information.
  • Set up and close meat counter displays.
  • Balance the customers’ needs with additional linked products and services such as marinades, and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business.
  • Produce meat to the specific volume, size, and weight to meet the needs of stakeholders.
  • Maximise the saleable yield for the business.
  • Contribute to efficiencies to support the key performance indicators (KPIs) of the business through working to agreed specifications for their role.
  • Adhere to customer specifications and contracts.
  • Contribute to foreign body control and metal detection.
  • Meet key performance indicators within meat processing.
  • Comply with regulations and legislation relevant to their role and business.
  • Able to maintain, sharpen, and use knives and cutting equipment to undertake a range of primary and secondary butchery skills.
  • Manual handling of carcasses and primal through the manufacturing or butchery process.
  • Adhere to the organisational policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Maintain the meat product to the given customer specification and food safety compliance and traceability procedures in the meat supply chain.
  • Support colleagues in delivering the daily workplace requirements.
  • Use technology and applications to support production, sales, and customer service.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement activities which focus on improving sustainability within the business.
  • Communicate with customers and stakeholders to meet their requirements.
  • Process and dispose of waste material.

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Math's (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

About this company

Family run Fiddy's Butchers Ltd was established in 1986 by Graham Fiddy, who, alongside his father, son and long dedicated members of staff provides butchery to the general public, local businesses and catering services.

https://fiddysbutchers.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

POULTEC TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281971.

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Closes in 6 days (Friday 13 December at 11:59pm)

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