Skilled Butcher Operative

4 days ago

Malton, United Kingdom Karro Food Group Full time

**Job Purpose**
- The job holder will have a key part to play in the preparation of fresh meat. Their particular tasks will depend on where they work - Main butchery, slaughter, primal or middle de bone - as the type of work and specialist skills will differ for each part of the process.

**Company Information**
- Karro Food Group is one of Britain's leading pork processors. We supply fresh pork, cured and cooked meats such as bacon and ham to retail, foodservice and manufacturing customers across the UK.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Typical activities will vary according to the specific department where the individual works but may include:
- Strict adherence to Health & Safety rules and procedures. It is every employee’s duty, no matter what their position within the Company, to assist the employer with its responsibilities towards Health and Safety.
- Cutting, boning and trimming meat against strict specifications, while comfortably keeping pace with the speed of the line.
- Clean removal of bones/sinew.
- Waste minimised by ensuring all trims/off-cuts are collected in designated areas.
- Product and equipment handled with care - avoiding unnecessary damage.
- Cartilage and Flat Meat Removal.
- Maintaining your own knife and keeping it sharp.
- Cutting and butchering of products (department specific) to pre-set standards whilst maintaining quality standards and within departmental timings.
- Checking the product against specifications (size, weight, colour, packaging etc.).
- Identifying errors/faults and taking appropriate steps to rectify these.
- Competently performing any other tasks for which training has been completed and signed off.
- Adjusting machine settings to handle changes from one size/type of product to another.
- Identifying errors/faults and taking appropriate steps to rectify these.
- Reporting faults in machinery or goods to Chargehand.
- Ensuring hygiene and cleanliness procedures are followed at all times (e.g. hand-washing, knife sterilising and kit wash-down)

**Skills and Experience Required**
- Attention to detail/good observational skills to spot faults/contamination and report them accordingly.
- Ability to work quickly and safely in order to meet production targets.
- Good team working skills and the ability to work as part of a team/line or individually.
- Ability to follow strict health & safety guidelines and adhere to any H&S updates.
- Ability to work at all time to Site quality procedures.
- Patience to carry out repetitive tasks and maintaining required standards whilst considering safety of self and fellow workers.
- Self motivation and reliability.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to change, occasionally at short notice.

**Key Challenges**
- Capacity to prioritize and manage time effectively in order to handle multiple projects.
- High productivity: Ability to innovate and perform at a high level.
- Good Judgement and dexterity in the completion of tasks.
- Ability to work as part of teams and a high level of cooperation meeting to the high standards.
- Working hard: Self-starter and the aptitude to work independently under high stress.
- Capacity to respond positively to change and unanticipated tasks or events.
- Staying organized: Efficiently working through a to-do list at a fast pace.

Location
Malton

**Location**
- Malton

**Hours of Work**
- Full time

**No. of Positions**
- 8

**Country**
- UK

**AutoReqId**
- 2253BR

**Company**
- Karro Food Group

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