Butcher - Lindfield

Harris Farm; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Farm Markets is seeking a dedicated Butcher in Sydney to prepare, present and sell high-quality meat products. You will train and guide junior team members, ensuring accurate cuts, proper presentation and great customer service.

Maintain strict hygiene and cold-chain standards across every shift, while contributing to a culture of quality and value in our family-owned Australian business.

Qualifications

• Experience in fresh food retail or butcher environment.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and lead when the manager is off the floor.
• Maintain hygiene, food safety and cold-chain standards across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Break down, bone, portion and prepare meat to Harris Farm specification.
• Produce consistent, accurate cuts, weight, trim and presentation.
• Prepare value-added products, marinades, skewers, burgers, sausages and roasts.
• Quality-check every delivery and reject items not meeting standards.
• Use trade judgment to minimise waste and turn trim into sellable product.

Skills

Strong communication

Mentor/leadership

Customer service

Job description

About us

Join a growing fresh food retail business known for delivering quality, value and an exceptional customer experience. At Harris Farm Markets, everything we do is driven by our purpose for the Greater Goodness, for our customers, our community, our planet, and each other.

As a proud family owned Australian business, you’ll be part of something bigger where your work truly matters.

Here, you will:

• Do meaningful work that contributes to something bigger
• Grow your career in more directions than one
• Build real connections with people who feel like family
• Be valued for who you are, every day

We reward our people fairly and offer benefits that genuinely matter because great people deserve great things.

We are currently searching for our next Butcher!

You prepare, present and sell high-quality protein products to customers. You teach the next generation of Meat Assistants learning under you and you help our customers get the right cut for the occasion, with advice they can't get at a supermarket..

Responsibilities

• Break down, bone, portion and prepare meat to Harris Farm specification
• Produce consistent, accurate cuts, weight, trim and presentation up to standard
• Prepare value-added products, marinades, skewers, burger patties, sausages, roasts
• Quality-check every delivery, reject anything that doesn't meet HFM standards
• Use your trade judgement to minimise waste, turn trim into something sellable

About you

We are looking for someone who loves food and protein, with previous experience working in a fresh food retail business.Additionally, we are looking for someone with:

• Strong communication skills
• Back your Butcher Manager, step up when they're off the floor
• Show new team members the Harris Farm way, not just the technical way
• Maintain cold chain, hygiene and food safety end-to-end, every shift
• Keep blocks, boards, counters and tools spotless, a butcher's station is their reputation

Why you should apply

• If you like variety and love to be physically active
• Work with a highly successful business
• Value a career path

At Harris Farm, we welcome everyone, from all walks of life and all abilities.