Butchery Operative

Job Introduction

Production Operative – Butchery – PM Shift (1330 - 2200)

Boston (Marsh Lane), Lincolnshire
£14.30 per hour + £15.40 overtime | PAYE | Full-Time | Permanent | Immediate Start

Shift Pattern

• PM Shift 1:30 pm - 10:00 pm 
• Working any 5 days from 6 (Sunday to Friday)
• Chilled food production environment
• Physical role involving lifting up to 25kg and being on your feet throughout the shift

Join our Butchery Production Team

Pilgrim Foodservice is looking for reliable Production Operatives to join our busy butchery team in Boston.

This is a hands-on role preparing fresh meat products for customers across the UK. Working as part of a supportive team, you will help ensure every order meets our high standards for quality, accuracy and food safety.

Please note: This role involves handling fresh meat products. No animals are slaughtered on site.

What you'll be doing

• Preparing, trimming, cutting and packing fresh meat products
• Picking and labelling customer orders accurately
• Using production equipment and hand tools safely
• Working towards daily production targets
• Maintaining high food hygiene, health and safety standards
• Keeping your work area clean, organised and tidy

What we're looking for

• Experience as a Production Operative, Food Production Operative, Factory Operative, Manufacturing Operative, Warehouse Operative or within butchery is beneficial, but full training is provided.
• Comfortable working with fresh meat products.
• Able to work in a physically demanding environment.
• Reliable with good attendance and timekeeping.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Right to work in the UK.

What you'll receive

• £14.30 per hour (PAYE)
• Overtime paid at £15.40 per hour
• Permanent full-time employment
• Full training provided
• PPE and protective clothing provided
• Death in Service benefit (2x annual salary)
• Staff discount
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• GroceryAid wellbeing support
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Opportunities to develop your skills and progress within the business

About Pilgrim Foodservice

For more than 40 years, Pilgrim Foodservice has been helping hospitality thrive. As one of the UK's leading independent foodservice wholesalers, we supply fresh, chilled, frozen and ambient products to customers across 17 counties.

As a family-owned business, we are committed to investing in our people, providing stable employment, ongoing training and opportunities to build a long-term career.

Apply today

We are interviewing immediately, with immediate starts available for successful candidates. Apply today to become part of the Pilgrim Foodservice team.