Lamb Line Operative

📣EXPERIENCED LAMB LINE WORKERS | WIGTON AREA 📣
📍 Near Wigton, Cumbria
💷 £15.00 per hour + Bonuses - £40k p/a +
🕖 Monday – Friday | 7:00AM – 5:00PM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       🚗 Own transport required due to location
💼 Permanent, Full-Time Role
Riverside Recruitment is proud to be working on behalf of a growing abattoir near Wigton, recently under new ownership and entering a new phase of investment and development. We are recruiting for experienced Lamb Line Operatives to join their expanding team.

🔧 Key Responsibilities:
• Humane and efficient slaughter of lamb in line with regulations
• Skilled butchery, knife handling and hide removal
• Ensuring correct carcass breakdown and quality control
• Maintaining hygiene, cleanliness, and food safety standards
• Working collaboratively with the production team to meet daily targets
 
🧰 Requirements:
• Proven experience working on a lamb line in a slaughterhouse or meat processing facility
• Skilled in knife work and butchery
• Understanding of animal welfare and food safety procedures
• Physically fit and able to work in a demanding environment
• Comfortable with the nature of abattoir work (blood, carcasses, etc.)
• Own transport essential due to rural site location
• Reliable, punctual, and team-focused
 
✨ What We Offer:
• Stable, year-round work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 28 days holiday
• 50 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 7:00AM – 5:00PM
• 20-minute paid morning break + 30-minute lunch break
• Opportunities for progression as the business continues to grow
• Bonus scheme to be introduced (based on performance, hygiene, and attendance)
 
📧 If you are interested apply now!