We are currently looking for a qualified and/or experienced Butcher to join our Butchery team at Robertshaw’s Farm Shop.

Key Responsibilities

· To bone/prepare meat as required for counter sales

· Liaise with and support the team of counter assistants

· Ensuring food quality, health, hygiene and safety standards and procedures are effectively met including managing HACCP systems

· Maintain and develop excellent standards in relation to hygiene

· Cleaning – general cleaning responsibilties following a clean as you go principle

· Responsibility within the role for food quality, hygiene and safety issues to eliminate contamination risks

· Stock rotation

· Sharing specialist product knowledge

· Liaison with manager re stock levels, issues, problems

· Prepare meats for display and sale

· Use of equipment eg handsaw, knives, cleavers

· Implementation of open and close down procedures

· Building and maintaining excellent customer rapport assisting with product choice, cooking methods, menu choices etc. and providing a highly personal service

The ideal candidate for this role will have/be:

· Traditional butchery method experience and skills

· Previous fresh food experience

· Flexible, willing and always putting the customer first

· HACCP knowledge

· Passionate about fresh food and local sourcing

· Friendly and approachable

Food safety qualifications would be an advantage however can be provided.

This postion will be a 40 hour per week contract and has a brilliant rate of pay.

Why work for Robertshaw’s?

Here at Robertshaw’s we pride ourselves on having an excellent workforce and always want to make sure that staff morale is high and achievements and hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. We offer:

· A staff discount for all our staff members.

· A free, anonymous employee assistance program with our friends at Retail Trust.

· Contributory pension scheme

· Free onsite parking

· The opportunity to take part in community events

· And of course, the opportunity to work with a brilliant team

We’d love to hear what you can bring to the team, good luck with your application!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Butchering: 2 years (preferred)
• Customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person