Butcher
Hospitality · Ascot Vale, Melbourne VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Good with a knife and proud of your cuts? In Ascot Vale, Melbourne, an established Victorian business that handles meat and poultry needs a Full-Time Butcher. The job mixes commercial meat preparation with retail production.
Hands-on ability is the key. You should be confident from the first carcass breakdown through precise cuts, value-added lines, quality checks and customer orders. Each day you will keep products at a steady quality, handle processing machines safely and help the workplace stay efficient and hygienic.
Tip: list your past butchery jobs in an English-language CV, since your experience needs to be verifiable.
Key Responsibilities
- Take apart carcasses from a range of meat types
- Portion, trim, grind and cut meat with accuracy
- Produce sausages plus other processed meat lines
- Get meat ready to the presentation standard of a gourmet retail shop, seasoning, smoking or marinating it as required
- Operate slicers, grinders and similar meat-processing machinery
- Label, price, package and weigh items without errors
- Build eye-catching retail displays and keep them in good order
- Inspect meat and finished goods to make sure quality and consistency are right
- Prepare customer orders correctly and efficiently
- Keep track of stock, support inventory management and update production, stock and inventory records
- Keep knives, tools, machines and prep areas clean and well maintained
- Work to food safety, hygiene and workplace safety procedures in a tidy, organised and compliant workspace
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience that is relevant
- Certificate III in Meat Processing, or another relevant qualification
- Demonstrated experience with carcass breakdown
- Strong knife skills and meat-cutting skills at a commercial level
- Has produced sausages and other meat products
- Confident and competent on slicers and meat-processing equipment
- Sound understanding of hygiene and food safety practices, and knows workplace health and safety requirements
- Has handled stock and inventory management
- Works to the order requirements and specifications of customers
- Strong attention to presentation, accuracy and quality
- Able to show industry experience that is genuine, relevant and verifiable
Apply: jobs@jobsabroad.id · WhatsApp