Summary
Join Laveracks at Pocklington as an Apprentice Retail Butcher and learn a skilled trade with an established East Yorkshire family business. You will gain hands-on experience preparing, cutting and presenting quality meat products, serving customers and producing added-value products while completing a Level 2 Butcher apprenticeship.
What you will do at work
- Learn how to safely use knives, machinery, tools and butchery equipment
- Prepare, trim, portion and present meat products to Laveracks’ standards
- Produce burgers, kebabs, marinated products and other added-value lines
- Support the preparation and maintenance of attractive counter displays
- Serve customers professionally, provide product advice and take customer orders
- Learn about different meat cuts, cooking methods, seasonality and local produce
- Follow strict food safety, hygiene, traceability, allergen and health and safety procedures
- Receive and store stock correctly, rotate products and minimise waste
- Keep work areas, equipment and storage areas clean, safe and well organised
- Work as part of a busy, friendly retail team and support the wider shop when required
Training
Apprentices will typically spend 4 days per week in the workplace gaining practical, on-the-job experience and 1 day per week at Bishop Burton College undertaking the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to achieve their apprenticeship. The delivery pattern will be confirmed during the enrolment process and may vary to meet the needs of the employer and programme.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- GCSE English (3/D) – essential
- GCSE Maths (3/D) – essential
About this employer
Laveracks is a proud East Yorkshire family business with a long tradition of quality, craftsmanship and local produce. We are passionate about developing the next generation of skilled butchers and offer genuine hands-on learning in a busy, supportive retail environment. This is an opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, build confidence with customers and develop a skilled career within a respected local business.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion, the apprentice could progress into a qualified Retail Butcher role at Laveracks. With experience, there may be opportunities to develop into a senior butcher, counter supervisor, product-development role or management position. Suitable candidates may also have the opportunity to progress onto the Level 3 Advanced Butcher apprenticeship.
Things to consider
This is a practical, hands-on role in a busy food retail environment. The apprentice will regularly work in chilled areas and will need to be comfortable handling raw meat products while following strict hygiene and food safety procedures.
The role involves standing for long periods, manual handling, cleaning duties, early starts and some Saturday working. Applicants must be able to travel reliably to Pocklington and attend college sessions at Bishop Burton as required.
Full training, appropriate PPE and supervision will be provided. No previous butchery experience is required, but applicants must be willing to learn, take instruction and work safely.