Butchery Team Leader

Overview

We are actively seeking applications from individuals keen to take up a career within one of Europe’s leading food processing companies. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team, who have a desire to produce better food naturally.

The successful candidate will have experience or a good understanding of butchery at a primary and retail level.

Responsibilities

• Check quality of primals and steaks against specifications
• Train and monitor the relevant people on:
  • How to carry out checks against specifications,
  • Rectify/reject primals/steaks/joints 
  • Segregate potential claims/rejections

• Verify the claims/rejections making sure that:
  • Claim/rejection is correct against specification
  • Weights claimed/rejected are matching Hellenic weights
  • Gather photographic evidence against the above  
  • To review all the claims/rejections prior to sending to the supplier,

• Check and challenge the trim, off cuts and overs generated at each production run.
  • Investigate why generated, establish RC and corrective actions in order to prevent repeat mistakes.

• Work with production Operational managers to analyse yields that do not meet target : 
  • Carry out RC and implement corrective actions

Qualifications

• Previous experience in butchery and or butchery management
• Good understanding of cutting from carcass
• Strong attention to detail and manual dexterity
• Ability to work in a cold environment and stand for extended periods
• Commitment to health and safety standards

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.