Butchery Apprentice

Working as part of a team receiving professional training in essential butchery skills in various areas of the butchery department, in conjunction with learning skills through attendance at workshops with Duchy College (part of The Cornwall College Group) and learning on the job under the supervision of the Butchery Manager.

The training will provide you with the following skills development and learning:

• Professional butcher knife skills
• Carrying out boning, both moving line and block
• Carrying out trimming of various cuts of meats
• How to maintain various food standards
• How to work within and maintain Health and Safety standards
• How to manage stock control and associated paperwork
• How to correctly store meat products
• Assisting the Butchery Manager as required, in order to ensure the smooth running of the department 
• How to effectively as part of a team 

Functional Skills will be developed as needed in maths and English to ensure accuracy of reading instructions and weights and measures.

You will be working towards a Level 2 Butchery Apprenticeship standard.

You will be required to attend Duchy College Stoke Climsland on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training.

You will receive support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship Advisor.

We are hopeful that on successful completion of the course we will be able to continue our relationship with the employee and progress them through the business if they are suitable, with opportunities of team leaderships and junior management potentially available. 

This opportunity is seen as a long-term job role, and the employment is within that of a large national company - for the right candidate there could also be opportunities for career progression within the group. 

All PPE (workwear such as boots, hats, chainmail) and equipment (such as knives) will be provided by the Company. We are a remote site, but very close to Duchy College.

The provision of your own transport is essential. This can be your own vehicle, sharing with others (informal car shares established by the employees themselves are in existence) or any other mode of travel. 

Unfortunately, due to the starting hours, bus services are not compatible with our working hours. 

As a family business that remains true to its farming heritage, Dunbia's desire to better food naturally is the driving force behind everything we do and ensures we maintain a consistent focus on quality, value and success for our customers.

We serve every market sector with the widest range of product choices, all produced to exacting standards, and the strategic location of our sites means we can offer customers English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish products. 

We are passionate about our industry and undertake every opportunity to engage with our stakeholders and increase the level of understanding of meat production and to support the wider food industry.