Job Description
Job Title: Butchery Team Leader
Location: Boston | Hours of work: 40 hours per week | Days of work: 5 days out of 6, Sunday to Friday,1.30pm until 10.00pm
About Pilgrim Foodservice
We are an independent, agile, family-run business. Our people embrace and embody our family values of trust, integrity, respect and innovation. These values have helped us to build a proud history of forging loyal relationships with our customers. From our depot in Boston, we serve a diverse range of customers in 17 counties across the Eastern side of the UK. We offer more than 4000 products including butchery, fresh produce, grocery, chilled, frozen and non-food items.
We are ‘passionate about our people’, recognising that our teams, along with their drive and passion, are the reason for our continued success. This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking, friendly, exciting business.
About the role
Due to continued growth, we are looking for additional team members. As a Butchery Team Leader, alongside your key duties as a butcher, you will be responsible for setting up and running a shift within the butchery. You will ensure all paperwork and procedures are adhered to along with ensuring the team abide by health and safety guidelines. You will support the team in continuous training and development providing necessary training when required.
Responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring all paperwork and procedures are adhered to
- Cutting and preparing all types of meat in line with customer order requirements
- Responsible for key holding to ensure you can open and close a shift
- Ensure cleanliness and hygienic operations in all areas
- Ensuring all health and safety procedures are adhered to
- Must have excellent knowledge of how the butchery runs, from machines in processing to knowing different customer requirements
- Confident and have the ability to train new starters and trainee butchers in all areas
- Must have some knowledge of HACCP and how Accord and invoicing works
- Must be able to look at forward orders and see if a special orders have been put on the system
- Have the knowledge and knowhow on prepping and preparing for the following day
The successful candidate will have:
- Excellent People Skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to listen and act accordingly
- Good communication
Perks of Pilgrim Foodservice
- Competitive salary plus bonus and overtime available
- Above statutory holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Recommendation recruitment bonus
- Continuous training
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Long service recognition
- Staff discount
- Career progression opportunities
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £16.39-£17.49 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Boston, PE21 7SJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Butchering: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person