Fresh Foods Assistant - Butchery

Foodstuffs South Island Limited; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Foodstuffs South Island Limited in Queenstown, New Zealand, is seeking a fast and efficient Fresh Foods Assistant for the Butchery department. The role features a fixed 9-hour day and a 45-hour week, with a Friday–Tuesday roster from 5:00am to 2:30pm.

Ideal candidates will have food handling experience, be physically fit to lift heavy items, and work well in a team or independently. You’ll prepare and present meat products, maintain stock, clean areas, and follow Health and Safety and Food

Qualifications

• Experience with food handling and preparation in a retail or butcher environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and assist colleagues as needed.
• High attention to detail to ensure quality and display standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, packing and presenting meat products ready for sale.
• Maintaining stock levels in cabinets and retail spaces and ensuring quality of displayed products.
• Cleaning trays, utensils and preparation areas.
• Complying with Health and Safety and Food Safety programmes.

Skills

Food handling

Team player

Attention to detail

Reliable

Timekeeping

Job description

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We are looking for a fast and efficient person with a passion for food preparation to work in our Butchery department.

In the Butchery our rosters are fixed, so you’ll know what days you’ll work each week and that you’ll be working 9 hours per day, 45 hours per week.

The roster for this position is: Fridays to Tuesdays 5:00am to 2.30pm.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Someone with previous food handling and preparation experience
• Physically fit and able to lift reasonably heavy items
• A team player with the ability to assist colleagues as well as work independently
• Attentive to detail and committed to providing an excellent shopping experience for our customers
• Reliable and have good timekeeping

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing and packing and presenting meat products ready for sale
• Maintaining stock levels in cabinets and retail spaces and ensuring all products on display are excellent quality
• Cleaning trays, utensils and preparation areas
• Compliance with our Health and Safety and Food Safety programme.

We welcome applications from candidates currently residing in Queenstown and planning to stay and work with us long term. Applicants must be New Zealand Citizens, New Zealand Permanent Residents, or hold a valid New Zealand Work Visa valid for at least 6 months.

Job title: Fresh Foods Assistant

Job location: Queenstown, New Zealand

Number of positions available: 1

Full-time permanent position; minimum of 45 hours per week