This food manufacturing company specialises in importing various premium meats and meat products. Leveraging extensive industry experience and a strong reputation in the trade, it also offers competitive pricing on a diverse selection of frozen and chilled products. These are sourced from approved suppliers across the UK, EU, and globally, ensuring quality and reliability.

About the Bandsaw Operator job

The purpose of your role will be to take responsibility for setting up, operating, and maintaining a bandsaw machine on order to cut the company’s meat produce into specific shapes and sizes.

Key tasks

• Regularly adjust the bandsaw settings, selecting the correct blade, and ensuring the material is properly positioned for cutting. Safely use the bandsaw to make accurate cuts based on production orders.
• Diligently follows safety protocols, wearing protective gear, and ensuring the work area is hazard-free.
• Continually inspect blades for wear, replacing dull or damaged blades, lubricating moving parts, and fixing minor mechanical issues.
• Loading and unloading raw materials, stacking finished products, and ensuring proper storage as well as quality checking finished pieces for accuracy and compliance with quality standards.

About You

• The successful candidate shall be an experienced bandsaw operator required for the cutting of frozen lamb, pork and beef into chops and steaks.
• Portion control experience would be highly advantageous.

More details

The Bandsaw Operator job (ref:8867) is paying £26,000 - £30,000 according to your experience.

The site is based in Benfleet, Essex and is commutable from Basildon, Southend, Rayleigh, Canvey Island and surrounding towns.

This is a full time, permanent job role, working Monday to Friday 6:30am-3:00pm with optional overtime available.

Alternate job titles

Meat Cutter | Butcher Saw Operator |Protein Processing Technician |Meat Processing Machine Operator