Butchery Assistant (Merchandiser)

Foodstuffs North Island; Napier; On-site; NZD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting rate

People development

Weekend work

Job summary

PAK’nSAVE Tamatea in Hawke's Bay is hiring a friendly and motivated butcher assistant to join our busy meat department. You’ll help with cutting, portioning, merchandising and serving customers in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, ensuring quality presentation and stock rotation.

This part-time role offers a competitive starting rate and a supportive team culture focused on people development. Weekend availability is required, and candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and have

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills and the ability to engage with customers.
• Awareness of food safety and hygiene standards is important.
• Ability to work well in a team in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high merchandising standards in the meat cases.
• Rotate stock and perform quality checks.
• Work with department leaders to ensure stock levels are maintained.
• Interact with customers and assist with queries.
• Assist with meat packing when required.

Skills

Customer service

Food safety awareness

Team work

Job description

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Are you experienced in the meat industry and looking for your next opportunity? Join our Butchery team at PAK’nSAVE Tamatea, where we’re all about delivering the freshest cuts and the best value to our community!

ABOUT THE ROLE;

Our Butchery is renowned for providing customers with high quality cuts of meat at great value for money and with friendly personable service. It's a very fast-paced environment with the department processing tonnes of product every week!You'll join a team committed to maintaining quality meat cuts and top presentation standards to our valued customers.

This role is part time, working 28 hours per week on the following roster:

• Monday: 7am - 3:30pm
• Tuesday: 1pm - 5pm
• Friday: 8:30am - 5pm
• Saturday: 8:30am - 5pm

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining our high merchandising standards in the meat cases
• Rotation of stock & quality checks
• Working with department leaders to ensure stock levels are maintained
• Interacting with customers and assisting them with queries
• Assist with meat packing when required

What’s in it for you;

• Competitive starting rate, in a fun and supportive working environment.
• Be part of a flexible and creative team that is committed to its people development.
• Great opportunity in a busy, modern store here in sunny Hawke's Bay.

What are we looking for;

• A committed and enthusiastic individual with a positive "lead by example" attitude.
• An understanding of production requirements within a high-volume FMCG/retail environment. The ability to work quickly to process large volumes of meat daily.
• Being able to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• A great work ethic, a reliable and supportive team member, with the ability to comply with our strict food safety and health and safety policies.
• Candidates must be able to work a weekend day each week.
• All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and have current rights to work in New Zealand.

PAK’nSAVE Tamatea is a pretty big business on its own, never mind being part of the Foodstuffs Cooperative. We employ over 230 people and serve over 30,000 people a week and help to support our local community. We are proud to provide customers a fresh as, sweet as and cheap as experience in our store! Join one of our stores and you open the door to endless opportunities!