Apprentice Butcher

We are looking for a enthusiastic individual to join our family run butchery as an Apprentice. You will be working with all members of the team in a supportive environment to develop your skills and knowledge as a butcher.

Hours: 40 per week.

As this is an apprenticeship role, you will come to college for training. Please consider how you will commute to and from Plumpton College once a week. College bus/ coach routes are available.

**About us**

Butcher's Block is a family run and owned company with a passion for meat. We care about creating a quality product for our local community and only source the best local produce. We pride ourselves on our superb customer service and range of quality products.

**What will the apprentice be doing?**
- You will learn how to do full nose to tail butchery on various meats
- You will learn how to sell and how to interact with customers and build relationships with them.
- You will learn how different meats should be best cooked in order to make recommendations to buying customers.
- You will learn how to cure and smoke meat and how to make sausages and bacon.
- You will learn how to use different knives, mincers, vac packers and all other equipment
- You will learn about counter presentation
- You will learn all relevant routines around hygiene and cleanliness

**What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?**

The final certification will be for L2 Butchery.

The apprentice will learn:

- Knife skills - including cutting, boning, trimming and mincing of meat
- Health and safety practices, food safety and hygiene and key legislation
- Using butchery tools and machinery - including mincing, sausage making, bacon curing, vacuum packing
- Business profitability, maximising productivity, efficiency and customer care
- Team work and customer care skills
- Specialist retail shop or processing plant butchery skills
- Qualifications Awarded_
- Butchery Level 2 Apprenticeship Certificate
- Level 2 award in food safety
- Level 2 award in health and safety
- Level 2 award in knife skills
- Level 1 in maths and English (if applicable)

**Desired skills and personal qualities**
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Detail Oriented

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £10,982.40-£21,673.60 per year

Application question(s):

- Why are you interested in pursuing a career in butchery?
- Do you hold a UK driving license? If so, do you own a vehicle?

Work Location: One location