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Butchery Apprentice

Cranswick Country Foods (Norfolk) Limited · Watton · posted 10 July 2026

Wage
£23,920 a year
Hours
40 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 3 Months
Level
Intermediate (Level 2)
Standard
Butcher (level 2)
Starts
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 August 2026
Positions
3

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  • Learn to butcher and prepare different specifications of meat cuts
  • Follow specifications to ensure the top quality of product
  • Learn to handle knives and machinery safely and efficiently
  • Adhere to Health, Safety and Food Hygiene regulations and best practises
  • Develop a strong foundation to build a future career in Butchery

Your training

  • As a Butchery Apprentice, you will be trained and mentored by experienced in-house butchers, whilst completing your Level 2 qualification with M.E.A.T, a specialist butchery training provider
  • Your tutor at M.E.A.T will regularly visit you at Cranswick to check on your progress, as well as be available for support virtually

Where it leads

  • On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you would continue working and developing your skills within our butchery department

About Cranswick Country Foods (Norfolk) Limited

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential; we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Things to consider

  • Due to our location, you would need your own transport to reliably commute to work

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsAttention to detailTeam working

Where you'll work

  • Cranswick Country Foods, Brandon Road, Watton, Norfolk, IP25 6LW

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