Butcher Full/Part Time Hourly

Crafted Hospitality; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Craft New York, a renowned restaurant, is seeking a skilled Butcher to join their team. The role involves ensuring food quality and sanitation, managing meat and fish programs, and supporting kitchen operations. Ideal candidates will possess basic butchering skills, effective communication, and a commitment to safety. Join a dynamic team and enjoy various perks, including medical benefits and dining vouchers.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Daily family meal provided

Team outings and training sessions

Flexible spending accounts

Bi-monthly dining vouchers

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Willingness to learn and execute basic tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the butcher station.
• Verify product quantities match purchase orders upon delivery.
• Complete daily butchering tasks to support restaurant operations.

Skills

Butchering skills

Effective communication

Time management

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Craft New York - Butcher Position

Craft New York, a Tom Colicchio restaurant located at 19th Street & Park Ave. South, is seeking its next Butcher to join our growing team.

The Butcher is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of food quality, sanitation, and cleanliness within the prep kitchen, walk-ins, and dry storage areas. Key responsibilities include managing the restaurant's meat and fish programs, receiving deliveries, maintaining proper storage and temperatures, and organizing proteins in accordance with FIFO procedures and health standards.

Responsibilities:

1. Maintain proper tools and ensure knives are sharp for quality butchery.
2. Verify that product quantities match purchase orders upon delivery.
3. Receive only high-quality meat and fish, signing the invoice accordingly.
4. Prioritize daily tasks to meet production needs efficiently.
5. Perform precise butchering according to the Back-of-House team's instructions.
6. Complete daily butchering tasks to support restaurant operations.
7. Assist in stock production activities such as straining, cooling, and storing.
8. Properly date, label, and store proteins.
9. Keep meat and fish walk-ins organized per FIFO and health regulations.
10. Change ice on proteins as needed throughout shifts.
11. Conduct weekly deep cleaning of walk-ins.
12. Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the butcher station and overall kitchen environment.

Qualifications:

• Basic butchering skills and knowledge of operating kitchen equipment (knives, stove, ovens, fryers, pasta equipment).
• Ability to work various shifts.
• Commitment to safe work practices.
• Effective communication skills.
• Follow instructions and procedures accurately.
• Strong time management skills.
• Willingness to learn and execute basic tasks.
• Knowledge of sanitary guidelines.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to reach, bend, climb stairs, and handle multiple objects.
• Work in hot and cold environments.

Perks:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for full-time employees.
• Paid Time Off, increasing with tenure.
• Daily family meal provided.
• Team outings, training sessions, and guest speakers.
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, transit, parking, dependent care).
• Bi-monthly dining vouchers valued at $1,080 annually.

Physical Demands:

Employees must regularly stand, handle objects, reach, talk, hear, and taste or smell. Walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching are frequently required. Lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally is necessary. Vision requirements include close, color, peripheral, and depth perception. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities. This description outlines essential functions but is not exhaustive of all responsibilities or qualifications.

Craft New York is an EEO Employer.