Butchery Apprentice

  • Company: CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS (NORFOLK) LIMITED
  • Location: Norfolk, IP25 6LW
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £23,920.00 per year
  • Sector: Sales, marketing and procurement
  • Ref: NAS-2000041913
  • Application Deadline Date: 10/08/2026
  • Start Date: 01/09/2026
  • Positions Available: 3
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday 8am- 5pm

Brief Description

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.

Training to be Provided


  • 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

Future Prospects


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

Vacancy Detail


  • 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

Other Information


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

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