South Africa: Butcher (Hospitality) posted by AtripleA recruitment & temps

About the Role

Our client in the Hospitality Industry is seeking a skilled Butcher to join their team. As a key member of the Meat Department, you will be responsible for preparing and processing meats for sale, ensuring high-quality products and maintaining a safe and clean environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Cutting, grinding, and preparing meats for sale.

• Cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment and ensuring displays and signage are accurate and attractive.

• Weighing, packaging and preparation of carcasses.

• Performing quality inspections on meats and other products.

• Adhering to food safety and sanitation controls.

• Coordinating deliveries or order pickups.

• Schedule meat associates engage in specialized skills training, and delegate work to use talents and abilities to increase profits.

• Receive and unload incoming shipments and price product to ensure product quality, protection, and rotation in cases and cooler.

• Ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards mandated by state, federal and OSHA regulations.

• Ensure associates run equipment safely.

• Comply with state, local and government weight, measures, and labelling.

• Communicate with departments to design marketing plans to meet meat store’s profits.

• Welcome and receive orders from customers.

• Determine Meat Department areas for improvement and institute changes to address concerns.

• Manage department records on associate performance, discipline, and sales plans.

• Handle staff duty like trimming and cutting.

• Sharpen and adjust cutting equipment.

• Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery.

• Cut, bone, or grind pieces of meat.

• Cut a variety of meat species in the most cost-effective way De-boning.

• De-boning skills Meat processing skills Process / manufacture a variety of processed meat products including sausages, minces, etc.

• Weigh, wrap, and display cuts of meat.

• Cut or prepare meats to specification or customer’s orders.

• Store meats in refrigerators or freezers at the required temperature.

• Keep inventory of meat sales and order meat supplies.

• Clean equipment and work areas to maintain health and sanitation standards.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years management experience within the Meat industry inclusive of butchery operations.

• Minimum of 5 years’ Experience in Butchery and Production in a retail environment resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills.

• Minimum 5 years meat cutting experience.

• Knowledge of meat cuts/ products.

• Ability to use hand tools, stand or walk for extending periods, lift heavy items, and work in cold environments.

• Knowledge of meat market operations & hygiene and safety standards.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Excellent computer literacy.

• Must have excellent numerical/financial skills.

• Problem solving skills.

• Must have a valid driver’s license.

• Customer oriented, assertive with problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Matric or relevant qualification.

• Tertiary Qualification will be to the applicants Advantage.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not specified in original job description.