Butcher

Hospitality · Ascot Vale, Melbourne VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr

Experienced butchers looking to advance their trade career can step into a Full-Time Butcher role with an established meat and poultry operation in Ascot Vale, Melbourne. The position spans commercial meat preparation and retail production, so you will use the full breadth of your skills.

Day-to-day work covers everything from carcass breakdown and precision cutting to value-added products, quality control and customer orders. Alongside this, you will maintain consistent product quality, operate processing equipment safely and support an efficient, hygienic workplace.

Candidates who can demonstrate genuine hands-on capability are best placed for this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

Meet gourmet retail presentation standards in all meat preparation
Conduct carcass breakdown across a range of meat types
Execute precise cutting, trimming, grinding and portioning
Produce sausages and other processed meat lines
Season, smoke and marinate products as required
Operate slicers, grinders and associated meat-processing machinery
Weigh, package, price and label products with accuracy
Design and maintain appealing retail displays
Carry out quality and consistency checks on meat and finished products
Process customer orders with accuracy and efficiency
Oversee stock levels, contribute to inventory management and maintain production, stock and inventory records
Adhere to food safety, hygiene and workplace safety procedures
Keep knives, equipment and preparation areas clean, sustaining an organised and compliant workplace

Requirements & Eligibility

Certificate III in Meat Processing, or a qualification relevant to the trade
Minimum 3 years of professional experience relevant to the role
Demonstrated expertise in carcass breakdown
Well-developed commercial knife and meat-cutting skills
Experience in sausage and meat product production
Competence operating slicers and meat-processing equipment
Sound knowledge of food safety and hygiene alongside an understanding of workplace health and safety requirements
Experience in stock and inventory management
Ability to work to customer specifications and order requirements
High attention to quality, accuracy and presentation
Capacity to demonstrate genuine, relevant and verifiable industry experience

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