Mince/smallgoods Person

**Our Christchurch Butchery team is looking for an experienced, hardworking Mince/ Smallgoods Person to join their busy morning shifts.** **You will be part of a fast-paced team and assist in providing high-quality meat cuts and processing Smallgoods.**
- Immediate start
- Role**:Full-time, permanent**:

- ** Pay: Between $25-$30/ hour** for the person with relevant experience
- Location: Woolston, Christchurch
- Days of work**:Monday to Friday**, Alternative Saturdays (early finish)
- Shift timings**:3.30 am start till 12.00 pm** (approx.)

**The Job**:
This role encompasses a variety of tasks essential to our meat processing operation. You will be responsible for:

- Operate sausage filling machines, mincers and vacuum packers.
- Making seasonings by mixing spices and adhering to all recipes of production schedules
- Packing processed meat stock into cartons for organized storage and future use.
- Ensure that the stock is labelled correctly and packed as per Operational SOPs
- Check to ensure all meat is stored properly and stock is rotated.
- Maintain high standards of Food Safety and Health and Safety at all times

**The person**:
The successful applicant will have the following attributes:

- A Trade qualification or relevant butchery experience
- Around 2-3 years of hands on experience in the industry
- Skill and experience in cutting meat and preparing standard meat cuts
- Experience in using Handtmann sausage filler linker
- Good practical knowledge in mincing procedures on a daily basis
- Experience in operating and maintaining meat processing machines.
- Evidence of a referenced, stable work history
- Be physically fit and able to lift/move heavy items
- A proven commitment to Safety & Wellbeing and Food Safety in the workplace.
- Organised, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Share our values of Resilience, Inclusivity and humility

**The employer**:
Service Foods is New Zealand’s largest privately family-owned and operated food service distribution businesses. The company has grown from humble beginnings in Christchurch to now operating over 200 refrigerated trucks, 15 distribution centers covering over 20 acres spread throughout the country, servicing 10,000+ clients supported by over 760 team members.

**Does this sound like you?**
- To be considered for this role, you must be a New Zealand Citizen, resident visa holder or already have a valid visa that allows you to live and work in New Zealand._