THE BAMFORD COLLECTION IS A GROUP OF CONSCIOUSLY MINDED LIFESTYLE BRANDS COMMITTED TO NOURISHING AND NURTURING PEOPLE AND PLANET.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join our team as a Lead Butcher and play an essential role in providing high-quality cuts of meat to our customers. As a Lead Butcher, you will be responsible for ensuring the freshness, quality, and presentation of our meats while adhering to strict food safety standards. This role requires a keen eye for detail, excellent knife skills, and a passion for delivering exceptional service.
SALARY: £38,000 + Tronc
HOURS: Full Time 45 Hours
Location: Daylesford Organic Pimlico
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Ensure every customer receives the best possible customer service.
* To champion swift, efficient, knowledgeable and engaging Butchery service ensuring compliance to retail standards.
* Ensuring store standards for hygiene and display are met and maintained
* Opening/closing procedures are completed and all store due diligence
* Demonstrate knife skills and confidently portion poultry and previously deboned meat and full carcase breakdown
* To ensure tight control of stock and minimise waste & loss through strict rotation, date checking and quality checks – forward thinking to avoid issues
SKILLS YOU WILL BRING
* Meat Cutting Proficiency: Expertise in cutting, deboning, and trimming various types of meat precisely and efficiently.
* Knife Handling: Mastery of using knives and other cutting tools safely and effectively.
* Knowledge of Meat Quality: Understanding how to assess the quality and freshness of different meats.
* Customer Service: Ability to interact with customers, take orders, and provide recommendations.
* Food Safety: Knowledge of hygiene and safety standards to prevent contamination and ensure safe handling of meat products.
* Inventory Management: Skills in managing stock, ordering supplies, and minimizing waste.
* Product Presentation: Ability to display meat attractively to enhance sales and customer appeal.
* Butchery Techniques: Proficiency in various butchery techniques, including sausage making, curing, and smoking meats.
PERKS & BENEFITS
* Discounts: We offer a range of discounts on our products, treatments, and dining
experiences from day 1.
* Volunteering Days: Employees are offered one paid day per year to volunteer with a charity of their choice.
* Private Medical: We offer subsidised private medical insurance through Bupa.
* Pension Scheme: Pay up to 9% of your salary into your pension each month; we
contribute up to 4.5%.
* Life Assurance: We offer life assurance cover, equivalent of up to a year of your annual salary.
* Mental Health Support: Our Employee Assistance Programme provides 24-hour support, seven days a week.