WE’RE HIRING: HEAD BUTCHER
Are you a skilled butcher with a passion for premium cuts, precision craftsmanship, and top-tier customer service? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment where your attention to detail makes a real impact? Are you also also interested if learning how to cook the wonderful produce over open flames which is great to learn something new.
We’re on the hunt for a dedicated and talented Head Butcher to lead our butchery operations. This isn’t just any butchery job – it’s a hands-on, high-responsibility role where your skills and expertise directly contribute to the success of a premium, customer-focused meat business.
What You’ll Do:
1. Master the Cut: Break down high-end meat joints into specific cuts for our retail and contract clients.
2. Create the Daily Show: Dress the display each morning, marinate cuts, manage ticketing, and rotate stock.
3. Craft Delicious Products: From juicy burgers and sausages to koftas, biltong, and chilli bites – you’ll prepare it all.
4. Keep It Fresh: Monitor and manage stock levels, use-by dates, and freezer inventory to reduce waste and maximise profit.
5. Take Ownership: Oversee all butchery tasks, order stock, conduct weekly inventory checks, and manage daily EHO checks.
6. Fulfil Orders with Precision: Manage and prepare bespoke customer and restaurant orders with care and accuracy.
7. Deliver Exceptional Service: Serve customers in the shop, offer expert advice, upsell products, and promote quick-sale items.
8. Lead by Example: Train and support Butcher’s Assistants, uphold top hygiene standards, and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
What We’re Looking For:
9. A qualified or soon-to-be-qualified Butcher (Level 2 or above preferred)
10. Experience in all aspects of butchery, including carcass breakdown, sausage-making, and marinating
11. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
12. Great people skills – friendly, professional, and customer-focused
13. IT literacy for order tracking, stock management, and dockets
14. A true team player with leadership capabilities
15. Commitment to hygiene, safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement
Why Join ?
16. Work with premium quality meats
17. Be part of a growing and respected artisan butchery brand
18. Enjoy a dynamic, supportive, and ambitious team environment
19. Be part of some great events if you fancy learning how to cook this wonderful produce
20. Competitive pay and opportunities for training and development
21. Make a real difference in how customers experience high-quality meat
22. Hours of work Hours are 06:00 – 16:30 Tuesday – Thursday 06:00 – 17:30 Fridays Every second Saturday 06:00 – 15:00
Kellan Group (including all of our brands, Berkeley Scott, RK and Quantica) are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability. We operate as an employment agency and employment business. You'll find a wide selection of vacancies on our websites