Butcher

MELODY TAN GENERAL TRADING LIMITED; Auckland; On-site; NZD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

MELODY TAN GENERAL TRADING LIMITED in Auckland is seeking one Butcher to join the team on a permanent basis. The candidate should have at least 2 years of relevant experience, be punctual, honest and work well in a team.

The position offers a minimum pay rate of 28–32 NZD per hour with a standard 30 hours per week across 5 days. Duties include preparing meat for sale, trimming fat, cutting, mincing and grinding, producing smallgoods, operating grinding and tenderising equipment, making

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant work experience required.
• Positive, punctual, honest, and able to work in a team.
• Willing to work 30 hours per week across 5 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meat for sale by removing bones, trimming fat, and cutting to size.
• Crumbed cuts, marinating, seasoning, and curing special cuts.
• Prepare meat for smallgoods production.
• Operate machines to grind, mix, mince and tenderise meat.
• Make seasonings and pickles by mixing spices and salt.
• Operate sausage filling machines, smoking chambers and kettles.
• Advise customers on cuts and their uses.
• Assist in menu planning and estimating food production costs.

Skills

Meat cutting

Food safety

Teamwork

Job description

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MELODY TAN GENERAL TRADING LIMITED - Auckland, North Island

Seeking one Butcher in Auckland to work for our company permanently.

A desirable candidate should be:

• Have 2 years' relevant work experience.
• Positive, punctual, honest, good at teamwork.
• The minimum rate of pay is $28/hour-$32/hour, the minimum hour of work is 30 hours per week, 5 days a week.

Duties and responsibilities:

preparing meat for sale by removing bones, trimming fat and cutting, mincing and grinding meat to shape and size for display or as ordered

preparing crumbed cuts of meat, and marinating, seasoning and curing special cuts

selecting and preparing meat to produce smallgoods

operating machines to grind, mix, mince and tenderise meat

making seasonings and pickles by mixing spices, salt and other ingredients

operating sausage filling machines, smoking chambers, and cooking kettles and vats

advising customers on the suitability and uses of cuts of meat

may assist in menu planning and scheduling, and in estimating food production costs