Butchery Apprenticeship
ALFORDON FARMS LTD · OKEHAMPTON, EX20 1QH
Butcher (level 2)
Alfordon Farms are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as a Butchery Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity to receive professional training in essential butchery skills in various areas of the Butchery department, in conjunction with learning skills through attendance at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland.
The work
- Prepare and cut meat to customer and business specifications using safe butchery techniques
- Assist in the preparation, packing, labelling, and display of meat products
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness, and health and safety in the workplace
- Use and care for butchery tools, knives, machinery, and equipment safely
- Monitor stock levels, rotate stock, and help minimise waste
- Serve customers professionally, offering product knowledge and excellent customer service
- Receive, check and store deliveries in line with food safety procedures
- Work as part of a team to complete daily production and shop tasks
- Follow company procedures and legal requirements for food safety, quality, and traceability
Training
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.
This apprenticeship is designed for people who want hands-on food industry skills in retail counter and processing environments. You will build recognised competence preparing a wide range of meat and poultry cuts while following strict food safety and health and safety standards. Your option route will match your employers specialism and supports progression into advanced roles.
Training provider: CORNWALL COLLEGE
What you come out with
This apprenticeship could be the route to long term employment within this business.
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Qualifications
- Essential · GCSE English 3/D
- Essential · GCSE Maths 3/D
Pay extras and benefits
Free car parking, uniform and staff discount of 15% within the business.
£14,560 a year
The employer
Alfordon Farms are a family run farm shop based on the outskirts of Okehampton. Having opened in 2008 as a butchers shop and have since expanded enlarging the shop adding a deli counter, a cafe, and most recently, a bakery. The core business of the shop remains the butchery.
Beef and lamb are produced on the family farm, pork and chicken and from other local producers. There is a large hanging room where all the meat is butchered to a high standard, with almost zero waste. They also make all of their own sausages and cure their own bacon at Alfordon Farms.
Workplace
- STOCKLEY, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 1QH