Production Specialist: Butchery at NCLC

Are you skilled in delivering top-quality cuts of meat and eager to expand our product range? We have an excellent opportunity for a Production Specialist: Butchery with our leading FMCG client in Kempton Park. In this vital role, you will be responsible for preparing superior meat products, guiding the deboning team, and ensuring minimal waste. You will operate butchery equipment, monitor the cold chain, and maintain the highest hygiene standards. Your duties include developing new products, managing stock, and providing outstanding customer service. Join our team to contribute to exceptional meat production that meets customer needs and supports our business growth.

Job Description

• Assist with the receiving of meat from suppliers.
• Assist with training staff on various new products / lines.
• Oversee deboning team ensuring minimal waste
• Check temperatures and monitor/maintain the cold chain.
• Operate all Butchery Equipment including the Bandsaw.
• Report any defective equipment/utensils to the Butchery Manager
• Prevent wastage / shrinkage / damages.
• Ensure the correct product mix is available for customers, follow efficient production planning and regulation of workflow
• Ensure meat products are produced in accordance with specified minimum stock holdings
• Produce all primals, man cuts and specialised cuts
• Control, Merchandise and Promote stock according to set procedures and standards
• Oversee front counter team ensuring a high level of customer service.
• Cut according to standard cuts and joints
• Ensure correct weighing and pricing
• Maintain stock control and ordering that ensures that carcasses and finished product is always sufficient to meet customer requirements
• Ensure minimum waste with portion control and correct packaging
• Provide excellent customer service and technical information to customers
• Stocktake and checking stock levels – Report low stock to manager
• Traceability – Adjustments (on relevant system)
• Checking food sell by and expiry dates
• Pre-packs
• Process re-works
• Prepare incoming orders
• Create new products to broaden the product offering
• Manage stock for Specials
• Manage production in line with production schedule
• Hygiene & housekeeping
• Highest level of Food Hygiene attained and upheld.
• Housekeeping.
• Quality control & Quarterly Block Tests or as required.
• Adhere to SOP’s as well as health and safety procedures.
• Clean as you go, keep counters clean.
• Production area to be kept clean as well as equipment and machinery.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Grade 12 certificate.
• Tertiary qualification – advantageous
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar position
• Proven track record in managing and planning production for medium/large department
• Staff Management