Butchers Assistant

THE EMPLOYER IS: O'KANE MEATS LTDO'Kane Meats is hiring a Butcher’s Assistant to help with cleaning, packaging, and labelling of products. The role includes preparing burgers, sausages, and meatballs while maintaining high hygiene standards. All training will be provided in house. This is a great opportunity learn valuable skills in the butchery trade.

• Preparing and packaging various meats (Burgers, sausages, meatballs etc).
• Trim, slice, grind, and portion different types of meat accurately and efficiently according to customer or shop specifications.
• Food Safety and Hygiene Knowledge, proper sanitation, storage, and handling procedures to maintain cleanliness and prevent contamination.
• Interact politely and helpfully with customers, taking orders, answering questions about products, and provide recommendations.
• Safely using and maintaining knives, saws, grinders, and weighing scales to ensure proper function and safety.
• Monitoring inventory, rotating stock, and correctly labelling products with weights, prices, and expiry dates.

• Ability to work in a team.
• Basic food hygiene.
• Knowledge of meat cuts.

The Employer is: O'KANE MEATS LTDJobStart Opportunity - Working Hours Information
- Standard

Hours:

up to 25 hours per week.

- Flexible/Reduced

Hours:

May be available upon approval by a Work Coach.

- Additional

Hours:

The employer may offer extra hours depending on availability. This should be discussed directly with the employer before starting employment.

The job advert may end before the closing date if requested by the employer.

JOBSTART IS OPEN TO WORKING AGE BENEFIT CLAIMANTS WHO ARE DEEMED ELIGIBLE BY A WORK COACH. If you are on Universal Credit, please contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of any other working age benefit, please contact your local Jobs & Benefits Office on .

Vacancy  Job Sector Food Production Area Derry or Londonderry Location Claudy Salary 16-17 £ 7.55, 18-20 £ 10.00, 21 plus £12.21 per hour No. vacancies 1 Contract Type Temporary Weekly hours 25 Published date 14/11/2025 Closing date 23/12/2025 Worktime 7.45am - 5.45pm, days to be confirmed by employer.

Area:
All of Northern Ireland
Closing date: 16 Nov 2025