Butchery Apprentice

Are you a school leaver or just wanting a change of career ?
- Are you enthusiastic and eager to learn something completely different ?
- Would you like to learn a craft skill and be rewarded with a qualification ?

A Butchery Apprenticeship with our business will include onsite training from Scottish Meat Training resulting in SVQ Level 3 Scottish Craft Butchery qualification.

You will work closely with three qualified butchers in our modern butchery facility. You will cover all aspects of butchering and food environment practices and procedures. As an apprentice this will begin with basic butchery and food hygiene tasks which depending on the aptitude of the applicant will increase in skill and demand level, to craft knife skills, carcasse breakdown, meat product preparation which would also include assistance with charcuterie and salami making.

We are an on-farm craft organic butchery serving a UK-wide customer base including online, restaurants, hotels, delis and farmers markets.

You will need to be fully numerate and English-literate.

The hourly rate of pay is dependent on age.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £5.28-£10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Overtime

COVID-19 considerations:
Food hygiene procedures control the Covid-19 virus.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Berwick-Upon-Tweed TD15: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/08/2023