Butcher - Avoca, Dunboyne

Avoca; Piercetown; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Employee Referral Bonus

Family Friendly Policies

Life Assurance Benefit

Cycle To Work Scheme

Health & Wellness Programmes

Job summary

Avoca Dunboyne is seeking a dedicated Butcher to support the Butcher Team in delivering high-quality butcher products across Avoca branches. The role emphasizes strict adherence to food safety, proper product preparation, and efficient collaboration with the team.

You will handle product preparation for internal orders, ensure labels and SOPs are followed, and provide excellent service to customers while maintaining supplier relationships and price control.

Qualifications

• Time-keeping – Excellent timekeeping and attendance is required in this role.
• Communication – Regular communication with line manager to maximize efficiency.
• Flexibility – Rostering changes and short-staffing coverage as needed.
• High standards of quality – Consistent quality aligned with Avoca standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and presenting butcher product to a very high standard.
• Follow HACCP and food safety regulations and in-house SOPs and labelling requirements.
• Produce butcher products for Avoca stores per internal orders and procedures.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers while monitoring quality and pricing.

Skills

Time-keeping

Communication

Flexibility

Quality standards

Job description

Location: On site / Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Retail | General
Salary: Negotiable salary

Avoca operates in 14 locations across the country. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. We are now heralded as one of Ireland’s most exciting retail stores, with a host of award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far.

Butcher - Avoca Dunboyne

Job Specification

As an Avoca Butcher, you are responsible for supporting the Butcher Team in delivering consistently high-quality butcher products in various Avoca branches as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing and presenting butcher product in accordance with approved recipes and to a very high standard.
• Following all HACCP and food safety regulations, as well as any additional in-house SOPs, labelling requirements etc.
• Preparation and production of butcher product to be sent to Avoca stores in line with internal ordering processes and procedures.
• Excellent customer service, for both internal and external customers.
• Maintaining good relationships with suppliers while remaining vigilant regarding quality and pricing.

Key Requirements

• Time-keeping – Excellent timekeeping and attendance is required in this role.
• Communication – Due to the changeable nature of this role, regular communication is required between you and your line manager in order to maximize efficiency.
• Flexibility – The nature of the business is dependent on customer service which requires certain aspects of flexibility such as roster changes, cover on days that are short-staffed in all areas of the butcher sections as needed. You will be notified of these changes by your line manager
• High Standards of Quality – A consistent level of quality is required, in keeping with Avoca high standards in all stores.

Why work with us?

We're always on the lookout for likeminded folks to join our merry band of men and women.So, apart from coming to work with your amazing teammates every day, we also offer the following benefits:

• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Family Friendly Policies
• Life Assurance Benefit
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Health & Wellness Programmes