Qualified Butcher / Store Manager

Farmgate To Plate; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Produce

Career Growth

Hands-On Training

Supportive Culture

Varied Experience

Staff Discounts

Job summary

Farmgate to Plate Burraneer, part of the Marro Group, is seeking a Qualified Retail Butcher / Store Manager. You will oversee daily operations, manage the 2IC, prepare premium meat, maintain displays, and deliver exceptional customer service.

This full-time role requires a recognised butchery qualification, hands-on leadership, and weekend availability, with opportunities to work across sister venues.

Qualifications

• A recognised butchery qualification and proven experience as a qualified butcher or butcher manager.
• Strong knife, portion-cutting and meat-preparation skills.
• Experience across retail displays, customer service and value-added production.
• Ability to supervise a team and remain composed under pressure.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, stock rotation and compliance.
• Professional appearance and pride in an immaculate workplace.
• Friendly, reliable, energetic and comfortable speaking with customers.
• Ability to manage own section without supervision and maintain high standards.
• Availability to work a 5 day rotating roster including one weekend day.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, professional service and knowledgeable product and cooking advice.
• Cut, trim, bone and portion meat accurately and consistently.
• Prepare fresh, attractive displays that showcase premium products.
• Assist with value-added production.
• Coordinate and support the team during daily trade.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, rotation, yields and waste control.
• Monitor product freshness, portioning and presentation.
• Support opening, closing and day-to-day running of the butchery.
• Maintain hygiene and compliance records.
• Keep preparation areas, equipment, cool rooms and displays immaculate.
• Operate knives and other butchery equipment safely.
• Lead the department in Operations Manager’s absence.

Skills

Customer service

Knife skills

Meat preparation

Team leadership

Stock rotation

Food safety

Display presentation

Organization

Weekend availability

Education

Butchery qualification

Tools

Bandsaws operation

Job description

Qualified Retail Butcher / Store Manager

Farmgate to Plate Burraneer

Join one of the Shire’s leading boutique butcheries, known for premium produce, skilled craftsmanship and genuine customer service. If you’re passionate about butchery and ready to take the next step into a hands-on leadership role, we’d love to hear from you.

Who We Are

Marro Group is a privately owned, fast-growing premium food and hospitality business — home to Duke’s Providore, Farmgate to Plate and Killer Condiments.

With multiple sites and a national retail footprint, we’re known for our commitment to quality, innovation and building strong community connections through food and experience.

What We Offer

• Premium Produce: Work with quality products in a boutique retail butchery.

• Career Growth: Step into a genuine 2IC/Manager role with opportunities to develop your leadership skills.

• Hands-On Training: Continue building your product knowledge and advance your butchery skills alongside an experienced team.

• Supportive Culture: Join a friendly, team-first workplace where your ideas and contribution are valued.

• Varied Experience: Work across retail service, preparation and value-added production, with opportunities to support our sister venues.

• Staff Benefits: Receive staff discounts across all Marro Group brands.

The Position

Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you’ll work across retail service and back-of-house preparation while helping to oversee the daily operation of the Burraneer butchery.

You’ll prepare and portion premium meat, produce value-added products, maintain attractive retail displays and provide knowledgeable, friendly service to our customers.

As 2IC, you’ll help coordinate the team, maintain high standards throughout the store and take responsibility for the butchery when the Operations Manager is away.

We currently have a full-time position available, offering flexibility for the right candidates. Weekend availability is essential.

Your Role

• Customer Service: Provide friendly, professional service and knowledgeable product and cooking advice.

• Precision Cutting: Cut, trim, bone and portion meat accurately and consistently.

• Retail Presentation: Prepare fresh, attractive and well-stocked displays that showcase our premium products.

• Value-Added Production: Assist with other house-made products.

• Team Leadership: Help coordinate, guide and support the team during daily trade.

• Stock Management: Assist with ordering, receiving, rotation, yields and waste control.

• Quality Control: Monitor product freshness, portioning, presentation and consistency.

• Daily Operations: Support opening, closing and the efficient day-to-day running of the butchery.

• Food Safety: Maintain accurate records and uphold all hygiene, sanitation and compliance requirements.

• Cleanliness: Keep preparation areas, equipment, cool rooms and retail displays immaculate and organised.

• Safe Work Practices: Operate knives, bandsaws and other butchery equipment safely and correctly.

• Manager Responsibility: Lead the department and support the team in the Operations Manager’s absence.

What You’ll Need

• The Trade: A recognised butchery qualification and proven experience as a qualified Butcher, senior Butcher or Butchery manager / 2IC.

• The Skills: Strong knife, portion-cutting and meat-preparation skills.

• The Experience: Confidence working across retail displays, customer service and value-added production.

• The Leadership: The ability to support and guide a team while remaining composed under pressure.

• The Standards: Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, stock rotation and compliance.

• The Presentation: A clean, professional appearance and pride in maintaining an immaculate workplace.

• The Attitude: Friendly, reliable, energetic and comfortable speaking with customers.

• The Organisation: The ability to manage your own section without supervision while maintaining consistency and high standards.

• The Availability: Flexibility to work across a 5 day rotating roster, including one weekend day.

Hours and Conditions

Full-time positions are available.

Applicants must be available to work across a 5 day rotating weekly roster, including one weekend day. The role is primarily based at Farmgate to Plate Burraneer, with opportunities to work across our sister venues when required.

Important

This position is only available to applicants with full legal working rights in Australia.