7458 - Butchers - Cruise Ships

Our Client is an award winning cruise line operating cruise holidays throughout the UK, Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Canada and North and South America.
They have been perfecting the art of cruising for 175 years and are delighted that more British passengers choose to travel with them than any other cruise line.
Their vision is to be the most spectacularly successful cruise company. Their employees are engaged and passionate people with their passengers at the heart of everything they do. They pride themselves on an exemplary and unrivalled customer service.
Their fleet of luxury vessels range in size from intimately carrying 700 passengers, exclusively adult ships to 3100 passengers, catering for all ages, tailoring their service to all of their customers’ needs.
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for Butchers to travel the world, whilst getting paid and having the opportunity to work with their celebrity Chefs. The positions are offered on a 6 month renewable contract.
Reporting into a Head Butcher, you will be part of a team providing a dedicated meat and fish food preparation operation ensuring the provision of high quality, professionally prepared meat and fish products. This includes ancillary preparations to a ready to cook stage, including margination, skewering of kebabs and crumbing, working to deliver a consistent passenger dining experience.
The duties will be varied working across different sections and a number of dining outlets, including the potential opportunity of working with celebrity Chefs.
You will prepare high quality, professionally prepared products in line with the corporate menu cycles.
You will comply with current safety and company regulations, including the Public Health Policy.
In addition to your professional duties you will also have to deliver staff training and have ship safety duties and responsibilities.

Knowledge and Skills:
To succeed in this role, you need to be professional, diligent, disciplined and committed Butcher with your practical experience supported by a relevant industry recognised qualification such as an NVQ III Food Manufacture or equivalent.
Experience of working in a hotel butchery would be ideal but our client will also consider large butchers shop, supermarket butchery or abattoir experience.
You should have extensive experience of thawing, de-boning, cleaning, grinding, mincing, portion-cutting and marinating of meat.
Experience of using a bandsaw is desirable.
Experience of food preparation for feeding large numbers of military personnel would be useful.
You should have a good command of written and spoken English. If English is not your first language you will have to take the Marlins test.
You should ideally have a valid ENG1 medical certificate.
You should be PC literate competent in the use of MS Office.
Superb inter-personal skills and instant credibility are essential as you will be inter-facing with a number of people from different backgrounds, nationalities and religions.
In return, our client offers good rates of pay, which are tax free, all accommodation costs covered, all meals and uniform provided, except shoes. In addition, there is a crew bar, crew gym, access to free dental and medical care, death in service benefit, free mobilisation flights and free flight back to your home base at the end of your contract, laundry service and with your Managers permission you can go passenger side and use the passenger’s gym and see the theatre and entertainment shows.
Finally, your family can holiday and can accompany you and travel free whilst you are on board ship.
You will also get the opportunities to meet new people and see the world, interspersed with 2 month leave periods.
Please do not apply for this position unless you are an experienced Butcher.