Overview
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Butcher / Meat Cutter to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for food production and preparation, with a strong emphasis on quality and safety. As a Meat Cutter, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our customers receive the freshest and highest quality meat products. This position requires attention to detail, excellent knife skills, and a commitment to maintaining food safety standards.
Duties
* Cut, trim, and prepare various types of meat according to specifications and customer requests
* Ensure all meat products are packaged correctly for display and sale
* Maintain cleanliness and organization of the meat cutting area in compliance with health regulations
* Assist customers with their selections, providing knowledgeable recommendations and excellent customer service
* Monitor inventory levels of meat products and communicate needs to management
* Adhere to all food safety protocols during handling, preparation, and storage of meat products
Skills
* Proficient in meat cutting techniques with strong knife skills
* Experience in food production and preparation within the food industry
* Knowledge of food safety practices and regulations
* Background in culinary arts or kitchen experience is preferred
* Strong customer service skills with the ability to engage positively with customers
* Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards of quality
Join our team as a Butcher and contribute to delivering exceptional products that meet our customers' expectations.
BACKGROUND: We are a growing family-led company who have urban farm shops / cafes / butchery's alongside a busy outside catering section in the beautiful Purbecks, Poole and at Chesil Beach. We are proud of each of our unique locations and the close relationships we have with our local suppliers. We have a small farm with our own rarebreed Mangalista / Berkshire pigs, sheep, White Park beef cows and goats as well as buying more animals from local Purbeck farms and local day boat fisherman. We are involved in rewilding projects too with our pigs roaming the RSPB nature reserve as part of their rewilding project. We are provenance and localism at its best - complete tracibility from local farms and fisherman delivered onto plates.
We are just in the last few throws of finishing our new central butchery hub and are excited for someone to join our butchery team to work here as well as in our busy butchery sections in Wareham and Swanage shops; which sell retail meat to the public as well as supplying our other sites for retail and in our cafes / restaurants.
We are proud to live and farm in the sought after area of the beautiful Purbecks and can also offer accommodation for the successful candidate if looking to relocate.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person