Overview
Butchers take larger wholesale sections of meat and break them down into smaller portions or custom cuts which can be sold to customers. They break down meats, design signs and displays, and speak to customers to answer questions and handle requests.
Duties
- Cut, grind and prepare meats for sale.
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment and ensuring displays and signage are accurate and attractive.
- Weigh, package, pricing, and displaying products.
- Keep records, budgets, and inventory.
- Perform quality inspections on meats and other products.
- Negotiate and confirm orders with suppliers.
- Adhere to food safety and sanitation controls.
- Greet and speak to customers, providing advice, answering questions, and accepting orders or payments.
- Coordinate deliveries or order pickups.
- Ability to use tools.
- Able to stand or walk for extending periods,
- Prepared to lift heavy items
- Can work in cold environments.
- Additional training is often required.
- Knowledge of meat preparation techniques and cuts.
- Strong communication, task management, and customer service skills.
Qualifications
- Education or food preparation or meat cutting experience.
- Ability to use hand tools, stand or walk for extending periods, lift heavy items, and work in cold environments.
- Additional training is often required.
- Knowledge of meat preparation techniques and cuts.
- Strong communication, task management, and customer service skills.