Qualified Butcher 2IC

Meatsmith; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location Fitzroy

Public transport at door

Friendly team

In-store dining discount

Grow opportunities

5-day week

Job summary

Meatsmith Fitzroy is seeking a 2IC Butcher to support running the flagship store and growth of our production department. The role requires strong butchery knowledge, eye for quality, and excellent customer service skills.

You will contribute to product preparation, body breakdown, order preparation, and coordinating production schedules. The position offers an excellent salary and future growth within a respected Melbourne brand.

Qualifications

• Strong butchery knowledge and eye for quality.
• Customer service experience in a retail/food environment.
• Ability to prepare and cut products to specification.
• Experience with production scheduling and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service in-store.
• Prepare and cut meat products and assemble orders.
• Break down products and manage production schedules.
• Maintain quality control standards and procedures.
• Communicate with other departments to ensure timely fulfillment.

Skills

Butchery knowledge

Customer service

Product preparation

Order cutting

Quality control

Production scheduling

Communication

Job description

Wanting a Career where you can grow your Butchery knowledge and skills?

Become part of an industry leading team, with Meatsmith!

Meatsmith currently operates 4 retail stores as well as a Production department. We're continuing to grow, and looking for a 2IC Butcher to join our Fitzroy team and help run the flagship store.

The candidate we are looking for will have a strong butchery knowledge, an eye for quality and strong customer service skills. Working in the Butchery team, you will be responsibilities will include , Customer Service, Product preparation, Body Breakdown, Preparing and cutting orders, managing production schedules within required timeframes, maintaining quality control systems, communication with other departments, and more.

An excellent salary is available for the right candidate, with room for future growth.

About Meatsmith:

We have a focus on traditional butchery paired with modern techniques, seasonality, and showcasing specialty breeds. You'll have the opportunity to work with Australia's best producers and ingredients.

We have an in house kitchen producing restaurant-quality meals, sauces & condiments, as well as a smokehouse producing a range of smallgoods, pates & terrines. In addition to this, our dry-age coolroom sees a rotating range of cuts from different breeds of beef, sold in-store as well as to some of Melbourne's best restaurants.

Here are some of the perks on offer:

• Convenient location on Smith street in Fitzroy, with public transport availableat the door.
• Growing business, plenty of future opportunities
• Friendly & experienced team
• Generous in-store and group dining discount
• Exciting producers, work with Victoria's best meat & poultry
• Focus on skilled butchery & old school technique
• 5 day working week, flexible roster

Trader House is a collection of Melbourne and Brisbane’s most distinctive restaurants, bars and specialty food stores, led by chef, author and columnist Andrew McConnell and photographer Jo McGann.

Our Melbourne venues include Gimlet, Côte Basque, Apollo Inn, Cutler, Supernormal, Cumulus Inc., Marion, Builders Arms Hotel, Meatsmith, Morning Market, Stokehouse, Marea Beach House & Bar and Ultramarinos. In Brisbane, you’ll find Supernormal and Bar Miette.

Join a team shaping Australia’s hospitality culture across exceptional venues, each with its own identity and a shared commitment to great food, genuine service and memorable experiences.