Butcher Assistant

Elisa; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Luigi & Sons, an extension of the Elisa Steakhouse family in Vancouver, seeks a Butcher Assistant to ensure a wide range of quality meat is available and to provide an exceptional customer experience with product knowledge and personalized service.

The role involves cutting, grinding, weighing, packaging and displaying meat, as well as assisting with inventory, pricing and meeting sales targets. Work is in a cold environment and requires physical stamina.

Qualifications

• Experience in a meat department with equipment and machinery.
• Technical butchery skills including portion cutting and cleaning and grinding for sausages, burgers, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills and work ethic.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including working in a cold/refrigerated environment, lifting 50 lbs and standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage with customers, cultivating relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Order, receive, inspect and store meat upon delivery.
• Ensure accurate cutting, grinding and preparing of meats for sale into portions and cooking form.
• Prepare custom cutting to specific customer needs.
• Use butcher's cutlery and powered equipment, and maintain them.
• Weight, package, price and display product.
• Manage budgets and track inventory.
• Ensure adherence to Food and Safety procedures and stock control guidelines.
• Stay current on market trends and competitor activity.
• Consistently meet sales targets.

Skills

Meat department experience

Butchery skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Job description

A new boutique retail space in Yaletown, Luigi & Sons is a one-stop shop for the best butcher experience in Vancouver, high quality takeaway options, and house-made provisions. An extension of the Elisa Steakhouse family, Luigi & Sons allows guests to bring the very best selections home, including a hand-selected curation of meats sourced from high-grade local and global suppliers.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Butcher Assistant ensures the availability of a wide range of quality well cut meat for customers and contributes to an exceptional customer experience through sharing product knowledge, making recommendations, and offering a personalized service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(other duties may be assigned as required)

• Actively engage with customers, cultivating relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Order, receive, inspect and store meat upon delivery
• Ensuring accurate cutting, grinding and preparing of meats for sale into portions and cooking form
• Preparing custom cutting to specific customer needs
• Using butcher's cutlery and powered equipment, and maintaining same
• Weighing, packaging, pricing, and displaying product
• Managing budgets and tracking inventory
• Ensuring adherence to all Food and Safety procedures and to stock control guidelines
• Remain current on market trends and competitor activity
• Consistently meet sales targets

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in a meat department, working with equipment and machinery
• Experience in technical butchery skills including portion cutting and cleaning and grinding for sausages, burgers, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills and work ethic
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including working in a cold/refrigerated environment, lifting 50 Ibs. and standing for extended periods of time

This position will remain open until filled.