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- Employee discount
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Head Butcher

Fosse Meadows
Lutterworth

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time | Self-employed
£38,000 - £43,000 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Casual dress
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
On-site parking

Qualifications

Food production
Driving Licence
Butchery
Food preparation
Knife skills
Food safety

Full job description

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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