Head Butcher

About Us

Fosse Meadows is a growing, high\-welfare poultry and food production business supplying premium wholesale, retail and farmers’ market customers.

We are known for:

• High\-quality, ethically produced food


• Hands\-on, practical working environment


• A business that is growing quickly and constantly improving

We’re now looking for a Butchery Manager to take ownership of one of the most important parts of the operation.

The Role

This is not a traditional butcher role.

You will be responsible for running the butchery function end\-to\-end, covering both:

1\. Poultry Cutting (Production)

• Output (birds per hour)


• Yield


• Efficiency


• Consistency

2\. Traditional Butchery \& Value\-Add

• Whole carcass butchery of lamb and pork


• Sausages, burgers and marinaded products


• Knowledge of curing desirable


• Supporting value\-add production (pies, broths etc.)

You’ll be balancing pace and performance with quality and craftsmanship.Comfortable switching between, and managing teams working simultaneously on production line chicken cutting \& and craft butchery and value added retail production.You’ll also be expected to support the wider production flow, including abattoir operations.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Delivering daily cutting and production targets


• Maximising carcass yield and reducing wast


• Maintaining product quality, accuracy and presentation


• Ensuring full hygiene, traceability and food safety compliance


• Running a clean, organised and efficient butchery \& abattoir


• The role moves between butchery, cutting and abattoir

Leading \& Developing the Team

A key part of this role is developing people.

You will:

• Train and improve knife skills and consistency


• Build capability across the team


• Identify and develop strong performers


• Maintain standards through hands\-on leadership and coaching

This is a hands\-on leadership role, not an office job

Working Within the Business

You will:

• Report to the Production Manager


• Work closely with Kitchen, Packing and Dispatch


• Play a key role in improving performance and product quality across the business

You own the butchery — and support the wider production flow

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong butchery experience (poultry and/or red meat)


• Understands yield, efficiency and production environments


• Is comfortable working at pace and leading from the front


• Can train and develop a mixed\-skill team


• Takes ownership and solves problems

What You’ll Get

• A key leadership role in a growing business


• Real responsibility and ownership


• The opportunity to build and develop a team


• A business that values practical improvement over theory


• Salary is based on working around 45 hours per week

Apply

If you’re looking for a role where you can:

• take ownership


• improve performance


• and build something properly

We’d like to hear from you.

Pay: £38,000\.00\-£43,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• On\-site parking

Application question(s):

• HACCP \& Food Safety training, level 3 certification preferred


• Where are you based?

Experience:

• Butchery: 6 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road

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