Gareth Fletcher
Cinderford,Gloucestershire
Summary
Experienced butcher with extensive expertise in pork, beef, and poultry butchering, complemented by proficiency in deboning and trimming techniques. Demonstrates mastery in sausage making and meat preparation, ensuring compliance with HACCP standards and food safety regulations. Skilled in workstation cleanliness maintenance, equipment operation, and tool maintenance to optimise efficiency and reduce meat wastage. Strong customer service skills enhance client relations and sales expertise, while inventory control ensures accurate order fulfilment. Committed to animal welfare awareness and quality assurance, aiming to advance within the butchery industry by leveraging comprehensive knowledge of meat grading, pricing acumen, and special cuts mastery.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Butcher
Camerons
Cinderford , Gloucestershire
2014.05 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring quality and consistency of products.
- Delivered exceptional customer service through expert knowledge on different cuts and their cooking methods.
- Managed work station cleanliness, adhering strictly to health regulations.
- Prepared custom orders to meet unique customer requirements.
Butcher
FOYLES
Cinderford, Gloucestershire
2012.05 - 2014.05
- Maintained high standards of food hygiene for a safe shopping environment.
- Ensured freshness of products, enhancing the buying experience.
- Educated customers on proper storage techniques, extending shelf-life of purchased items.
- Used traditional hand-cutting methods, maintaining authentic product quality.
Butcher
H J Edwards
Chepstow, Gwent
2009.05 - 2012.05
Butchery worker
Stantons
Cinderford , Gloucestershire
2007.05 - 2009.05
- Maintained cleanliness for health and safety compliance within the butchery department.
- Prepared speciality items such as sausages or marinated meats to diversify product offerings.
- Assisted in training new staff members, shared expertise in butchery procedures and customer service standards.
- Developed relationships with suppliers ensuring timely delivery of quality products.
Bakery assistant
Mews Bakery
Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire
2005.09 - 2007.04
- Assisted with bread production for increasing product availability.
- Maintained cleanliness in bakery by regularly sweeping and mopping floors.
- Operated bakery machinery safely, reduced risk of workplace accidents.
- Handled cash register, facilitated smooth financial transactions within bakery.
Laying roads
Ringway
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2000.05 - 2002.03
General labourer
John Meek
Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire
1997.08 - 2000.04
Education
GCSEs -
Dene Magna
Mitcheldean Skills
- Butchery equipment operation
- Pork butchering
- Butchery tool maintenance
- Workstation cleanliness maintenance
- Deboning mastery
- Deboning speed
- Beef butchering
- Trimming expertise
- Food preservation techniques
- Butchery equipment usage
- Sausage making expertise
- HACCP standards compliance
- Meat cutting precision
- Meat aging process understanding
- Meat grading familiarity
- Pricing acumen
- Animal welfare awareness
- Poultry butchering
- Order fulfilment efficiency
- Grinding proficiency
- Meat selection
- Quality assurance awareness
- Poultry preparation expertise
- Meat quality evaluation
- Special cuts mastery
- Customer Service
- Health and Safety
- Verbal communication
- Sales expertise
- Inventory control
- Client relations
- Knife skills
- Meat weighing and labelling
- Meat preparation
- Meat grinding
- Cutting and deboning
- Roast tying
- Lifts [Number] kg
- Special meat cuts
- Customer interaction
- Training personnel
- Sausage preparation
- Meat storage
- Food safety
- Strong team member
- Animal anatomy
- Meat wastage reduction
- Food safety and sanitation standards
Affiliations
- Rugby
- Gym
Certification
Food Hygeine
Level 2 butchery
Level 2 brick laying
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Butcher
Camerons
2014.05 - Current
Butcher
FOYLES
2012.05 - 2014.05
Butcher
H J Edwards
2009.05 - 2012.05
Butchery worker
Stantons
2007.05 - 2009.05
Bakery assistant
Mews Bakery
2005.09 - 2007.04
Laying roads
Ringway
2000.05 - 2002.03
General labourer
John Meek
1997.08 - 2000.04
GCSEs -
Dene Magna