Butcher

BuildRight Construction AU

City of Melbourne

On-site

AUD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking a capable Full-Time Butcher in Victoria, Australia. The candidate will demonstrate professional experience across carcass preparation, meat cutting, value-added products and retail presentation.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on trade experience, strong knife skills and a sound understanding of foodsafety and quality standards. Join an established operation where precision, consistency and product quality matter.

Qualifications

  • CertificateIII in Meat Processing or a relevant qualification.
  • Minimum 3 years of professional butchery experience
  • Demonstrated experience with carcass breakdown
  • Strong commercial knife-handling and meat-cutting skills
  • Practical experience producing sausages and other meat products
  • Experience using slicers, grinders and meat-processing machinery
  • Knowledge of foodsafety and hygiene requirements
  • Understanding of workplace health and safety standards
  • Experience with stock and inventory control
  • Ability to accurately handle customer orders
  • Strong attention to product quality, consistency and presentation
  • Ability to demonstrate genuine and relevant trade experience

Responsibilities

  • Carry out carcass breakdown and professional meat preparation
  • Use advanced knife skills to cut, trim and portion different types of meat
  • Prepares sausages and other value-added meat products
  • Produce and present meat to a high-quality retail standard
  • Operates slicers, grinders and other meat-processing equipment
  • Prepare products through seasoning, smoking and marinating
  • Weigh, package, label, price and arrange products for display
  • Maintain accurate and appealing product displays
  • Complete quality checks on raw and prepared meat products
  • Maintain clean, hygienic and organized preparation areas
  • Clean and safely maintain knives, tools and processing equipment
  • Monitor stock levels and assist with inventory control
  • Prepare customer orders accurately and efficiently
  • Maintain relevant production, stock and inventory records
  • Follow food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety procedures

Skills

Knife skills
Carcass breakdown
Meat cutting skills
Food safety knowledge
Inventory control
Customer orders handling

Education

Certificate III in Meat Processing

Tools

Slicers
Grinders
Meat-processing machinery

Job description

Awell-establishedmeatandpoultrybusinessinVictoriaisseekingacapableFull-TimeButcherwhocanconfidentlydemonstrateprofessionalexperienceacrosscarcasspreparation,meatcutting,value-addedproductsandretailpresentation.

Theidealcandidatewillbringverifiedhands-ontradeexperience,strongknifeskillsandasoundunderstandingoffoodsafetyandqualitystandards.Thisisanopportunitytojoinanestablishedoperationwhereprecision,consistencyandproductqualitymatter.

The Opportunity

Awell-establishedmeatandpoultrybusinessinVictoriaisseekingacapableFull-TimeButcherwhocanconfidentlydemonstrateprofessionalexperienceacrosscarcasspreparation,meatcutting,value-addedproductsandretailpresentation.

Theidealcandidatewillbringverifiedhands-ontradeexperience,strongknifeskillsandasoundunderstandingoffoodsafetyandqualitystandards.Thisisanopportunitytojoinanestablishedoperationwhereprecision,consistencyandproductqualitymatter.

Key Responsibilities
  • Carryoutcarcassbreakdownandprofessionalmeatpreparation
  • Useadvancedknifeskillstocut,trimandportiondifferenttypesofmeat
  • Preparesausagesandothervalue-addedmeatproducts
  • Produceandpresentmeattoahigh-qualityretailstandard
  • Operateslicers,grindersandothermeat-processingequipment
  • Prepareproductsthroughseasoning,smokingandmarinating
  • Weigh,package,label,priceandarrangeproductsfordisplay
  • Maintainaccurateandappealingproductdisplays
  • Completequalitychecksonrawandpreparedmeatproducts
  • Maintainclean,hygienicandorganisedpreparationareas
  • Cleanandsafelymaintainknives,toolsandprocessingequipment
  • Monitorstocklevelsandassistwithinventorycontrol
  • Preparecustomerordersaccuratelyandefficiently
  • Maintainrelevantproduction,stockandinventoryrecords
  • Followfoodsafety,hygieneandworkplacehealthandsafetyprocedures
  • Carryoutcarcassbreakdownandprofessionalmeatpreparation
  • Useadvancedknifeskillstocut,trimandportiondifferenttypesofmeat
  • Preparesausagesandothervalue-addedmeatproducts
  • Produceandpresentmeattoahigh-qualityretailstandard
  • Operateslicers,grindersandothermeat-processingequipment
  • Prepareproductsthroughseasoning,smokingandmarinating
  • Weigh,package,label,priceandarrangeproductsfordisplay
  • Maintainaccurateandappealingproductdisplays
  • Completequalitychecksonrawandpreparedmeatproducts
  • Maintainclean,hygienicandorganisedpreparationareas
  • Cleanandsafelymaintainknives,toolsandprocessingequipment
  • Monitorstocklevelsandassistwithinventorycontrol
  • Preparecustomerordersaccuratelyandefficiently
  • Maintainrelevantproduction,stockandinventoryrecords
  • Followfoodsafety,hygieneandworkplacehealthandsafetyprocedures
Requirements & Eligibility
  • CertificateIIIinMeatProcessingorarelevantqualification
  • Minimum3yearsofprofessionalbutcheryexperience
  • Demonstratedexperiencewithcarcassbreakdown
  • Strongcommercialknife-handlingandmeat-cuttingskills
  • Practicalexperienceproducingsausagesandothermeatproducts
  • Experienceusingslicers,grindersandmeat-processingmachinery
  • Knowledgeoffoodsafetyandhygienerequirements
  • Understandingofworkplacehealthandsafetystandards
  • Experiencewithstockandinventorycontrol
  • Abilitytoaccuratelyhandlecustomerorders
  • Strongattentiontoproductquality,consistencyandpresentation
  • Abilitytodemonstrategenuineandrelevanttradeexperience
  • CertificateIIIinMeatProcessingorarelevantqualification
  • Minimum3yearsofprofessionalbutcheryexperience
  • Demonstratedexperiencewithcarcassbreakdown
  • Strongcommercialknife-handlingandmeat-cuttingskills
  • Practicalexperienceproducingsausagesandothermeatproducts
  • Experienceusingslicers,grindersandmeat-processingmachinery
  • Knowledgeoffoodsafetyandhygienerequirements
  • Understandingofworkplacehealthandsafetystandards
  • Experiencewithstockandinventorycontrol
  • Abilitytoaccuratelyhandlecustomerorders
  • Strongattentiontoproductquality,consistencyandpresentation
  • Abilitytodemonstrategenuineandrelevanttradeexperience
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SponsorshipAvailable

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Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.

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