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Abattoir Apprentice

Employer:
Dunbia
Location:
Llanybydder, SA40 9QE, United Kingdom.
Pay:
National minimum wage
Hours of work:
31-40 hours per week
Training provider:
Cambrian Training Company Ltd
Level:
Foundation Apprenticeship (Level 2)
Sector:
Food and Drink
Pathway:
Butchery and Meat Processing
Possible start date:
01 June 2025
Closing date:
30 May 2025
Positions available:
10
Vacancy ID:
6272
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About the apprenticeship

Duties

-Unloading, moving and controlling the animals when they are first brought to the abattoir.
- Stunning the animals using electrical equipment or a mechanical device called a captive bolt stunner.
- Humanely killing the animals, quickly, cleanly and painlessly while they are unconscious.
- Moving the carcasses around the meat areas, without damaging the meat and putting them onto a production line.
- Washing and checking the carcasses for any signs of disease.
- Removing some of the inedible parts of the carcass, such as the hooves.
- Removing the skins of sheep and cattle, without damaging them.
- Removing internal organs immediately after slaughter and separating edible organs, such as livers, from the waste.
- Using tools such as knives and saws to break up, split and de-bone carcasses.
- Cleaning floors, tools and equipment to high standards.
- Packing the meat into cartons and processing by-products.
- Loading the meat and meat products onto refrigerated lorries to be taken to retail outlets.

Requirements

Skills

Be committed to following training programme to progress their career.
Be self-motivated.
Have attention to detail.
Take pride in their work.
Have the ability to work within a team.
Be committed to working within the Company Values.

Qualifications

None as they will be trained on the job via an Apprenticeship

Language

Welsh Spoken Skills:
No
Welsh Written Skills:
No

Course details

Training provider:
Cambrian Training Company Ltd
Training provider course:
Abattoir Apprentice Level 2

About the employer


Llanybydder
Lampeter
Ceredigion
SA40 9QE

Disability confident

No, we are not part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Please note that all apprenticeships are open to everyone. However, some organisations have worked to achieve Disability Confident accreditation. You should always apply for the apprenticeship you feel best suited to.

Interview arrangements

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