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Position Overview & Specifications
About The Role
At Morrisons we’re proud to produce high quality meat products for our customers, both in store and our external partners. As a Manufacturing Butcher - Skilled in our abattoir, you’ll work on the deboning line removing small bones from primals of fresh meat, working towards the site objective of providing high quality products in a safe, efficient and hygienic environment.
Follow training in food safety to ensure a high quality, food safe products are produced for our customers, ensuring health and safety processes are maintained to create a safe working environment for yourself and colleagues. You’ll use a knife or bladed machine to prepare primal for trimming, and will focus on completing tasks efficiently in order to reduce waste and downtime.
In return for your hard work we will offer you:
Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Guaranteed day off that's important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion
Career progression and development opportunities
Subsidised staff canteen
Free parking
Market leading pension and life assurance
Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
️ Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
Long Service Awards
Optional Payroll charity donations
Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave
About The Company
We're Foodmakers and Shopkeepers and together, we make Morrisons. We’re the only UK retailer with our own manufacturing business spread across 18 sites, not to mention nearly 500 stores. Our warehouse, transport, engineering and logistics teams make storing, picking and delivering thousands of products every day a logistical dream.
We’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part. So, whether you want to make the freshest food or distribute it, we’d love to meet you…
What we make, makes us who we are
About You
You’ll be the kind of person who:Has previous butchery and knife skills experience
Is able to maintain concentration and consistently high standards in a fast paced food manufacturing environment
Is able to understand detailed training and follow guidance and instructions
Food Safety Level 2 is desirable, but can be trained at site
Please note that this is an abattoir / slaughterhouse environment and you will be in the presence of raw meat and carcasses, working in a chilled environment of between 2 and 9 degrees. Full personal protective equipment is provided and must be worn at all times.
What happens next?
Click apply today to join our team - it only takes a couple of minutes, we’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly!
Please note - As part of our application process we conduct pre-employment checks which consist of right to work and background checks (including, where appropriate, social media checks).Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Grocery Stores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for butcher roles across Morrisons's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Grocery Stores.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £16 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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