butcher - retail or wholesale

WS & Company Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

WS & Company Ltd. in Greater London is seeking a hands-on butcher to join our supermarket team. You will cut and trim meat, prepare special cuts, and wrap products for sale.

This permanent, full-time role requires 1–2 years of meat-cutting experience, ability to work at the shop floor, and a physically demanding environment.

You will supervise junior staff, ensure product quality, and help price items for customers, contributing to efficient daily operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in meat processing and cutting.
• Ability to work 32 hours per week in a physical role.
• Willingness to perform repetitive tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting.
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters.
• Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat.
• Wrap and package prepared meats.
• Remove bones from meat.
• Weigh meats for sale.
• Cut poultry into parts.
• Price meat products.
• Sell meats to customers.
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers.
• Grind meats.
• Train meat cutters.
• Slice cooked meats.
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood.

Skills

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Manual cutting utensil

Slicing machine

Job description

Job details

• Salary 25.00 hourly / 32 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Supermarket/grocery store

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
• Wrap and package prepared meats
• Remove bones from meat
• Weigh meats for sale
• Cut poultry into parts
• Price meat products
• Sell meats to customers
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Grind meats
• Train meat cutters
• Slice cooked meats
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Manual cutting utensil
• Slicing machine

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Who can apply for this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
• other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit

Advertised until

2026-10-14