Butcher

Bamford Collection; Moreton-in-Marsh; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A sustainable lifestyle brand group in Moreton-in-Marsh is seeking a skilled Butcher to join their team at Daylesford Farm Shop. In this full-time role, you'll be responsible for providing high-quality meat products and exceptional customer service. Key qualifications include expertise in meat cutting, strong knife skills, and a good understanding of food safety standards. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £30,000 based on experience, along with various perks including staff discounts and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Staff Discounts

Volunteering Day

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Mental Health Support

Qualifications

• Confident in cutting, deboning, trimming, and portioning a wide range of meats.
• Highly proficient and safety-conscious with all cutting tools.
• Strong understanding of meat quality, freshness, and provenance.
• Friendly, engaging, and confident in advising customers and taking orders.
• Excellent knowledge of hygiene, safety, and compliance standards.
• Experience in inventory control, ordering, and waste reduction.
• Skilled in creating attractive, well-merchandised displays.
• Experience in sausage making, curing, and smoking is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote sustainable farming practices when engaging with customers.
• Champion the quality, provenance, and freshness of meat products.
• Maintain an attractive, high-standard butchery counter and displays.
• Deliver consistently excellent customer service.
• Provide a knowledgeable butchery service in line with food safety standards.
• Maintain hygiene and display standards.
• Demonstrate strong knife skills in various meat preparations.
• Maintain stock control, minimizing waste.

Skills

Meat Cutting Expertise

Knife Skills

Product Knowledge

Customer Focus

Food Safety

Stock Management

Presentation

Traditional Butchery Techniques

Job description

The Bamford Collection is a group of consciously minded lifestyle brands, committed to nourishing both people and planet. Rooted in sustainable farming and ethical practices, Daylesford Farm Shop is at the heart of what we do—offering exceptional, responsibly sourced food while championing transparency, quality, and craftsmanship.

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Butcher to join our team at Daylesford Farm Shop. In this hands‑on role, you will play మర a vital part in delivering outstanding‑quality meat products and an exceptional customer experience. You’ll take pride in your craft, uphold the highest food safety standards, and confidently communicate our farming values to customers.

Salary & Hours

• Salary: Up to £30,000 DOE + Tronc
• Hours: 40 hours per week, full‑time

Key Responsibilities

• Actively promote the values, ethos, and sustainable farming practices of Daylesford when engaging with customers.
• Champion the quality, provenance, and freshness of our meat products.
• Maintain an attractive, high‑standard butchery counter and pre‑pack displays, aligned with store planograms.
• Deliver consistently excellent customer service, ensuring every interaction is welcoming and informative.
• Provide a swift, efficient, and knowledgeable butchery service in line with all retail and food safety standards.
• Maintain exceptional hygiene and display standards, completing all opening, closing, and due diligence procedures.
• Demonstrate strong knife skills, including poultry portioning, deboned cuts, and full carcase breakdowns.
• Maintain tight stock control, minimising waste through accurate rotation, date checks, and proactive quality control.

Skills & Experience

• Meat Cutting Expertise: Confident in cutting, deboning, trimming, and portioning a wide range of meats.
• Knife Skills: Highly proficient and safety‑conscious with all cutting tools.
• Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of meat quality, freshness, and provenance.
• Customer Focus: Friendly, engaging, and confident in advising customers and taking orders.
• Food Safety: Excellent knowledge of hygiene, safety, and compliance standards.
• Stock Management: Experience in inventory control, ordering, and waste reduction.
• Presentation: Skilled in creating attractive, well‑merchandised displays.
• Traditional Butchery Techniques: Experience in sausage making, curing, and smoking is advantageous.

Perks & Benefits

• Staff Discounts: Enjoy discounts across our shops, treatments, and dining experiences from day one.
• Volunteering Day: One paid volunteering day per year for a charity of your choice.
• Private Medical Insurance: Subsidised cover through Bupa.
• Pension Scheme: Contribute up to 9% of your salary, with up to 4.5% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance: Cover equivalent to up to one year of your annual salary.
• Mental Health Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, seven days a week.