Hotel Butcher: Precision Meat Cutting for Banquets & Events

Hyatt Regency; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free room nights

Discounted room nights for friends &/f

Free colleague meals

PerkSpot discounts

Discounted parking

Job summary

Hyatt Regency Dallas is seeking an entry-level Hotel Butcher to join our culinary team. You will receive, prep, portion, and fabricate meats for hotel restaurants, banquets, and catering, while ensuring product quality and safety.

You will collaborate with purchasing and culinary leadership to manage yields, inventory, and par levels, supporting cost controls and guest satisfaction across multiple service venues.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of butchery experience in high-volume hospitality settings.
• Strong organization, communication, and time-management skills.
• Solid understanding of food safety, inventory management, and cost controls.
• Knowledge of proper storage, shelf-life, and labeling practices.
• Basic math skills for yields and portion calculations.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand long hours.

Responsibilities

• Cut, trim, debone, portion, and prepare meats and seafood per specs.
• Review BEOs and production sheets to align with forecasted levels.
• Inspect incoming protein deliveries for quality and specs.
• Maintain portion control and monitor yields to manage food costs.
• Label, date, rotate, and store products using FIFO and safety practices.
• Maintain inventory records and communicate needs to leadership.
• Operate knives, grinders, slicers, band saws, vacuum sealers and ROP systems safely.
• Support restaurant, banquet, catering, and room service with timely production.
• Produce consistent cuts meeting culinary standards.
• Keep a clean, sanitary work environment per HACCP and company standards.
• Independently prioritize workload with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate to set protein par levels and storage practices.
• Assist menu development with fabrication recommendations and yield optimization.
• Maintain records related to inventory, production and safety compliance.
• Contribute to quality, efficiency, consistency and guest satisfaction.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Time management

Food safety

Inventory management

Food cost controls

Storage procedures

Shelf-life management

Labeling requirements

Math skills

Lifting up to 50 pounds

Education

Culinary degree

Meat-cutting certification

Equivalent on the job training

Tools

Knives

Grinders

Slicers

Band saws

Vacuum sealers

ROP systems

Job description

Hyatt Regency Dallas is seeking an entry-level Hotel Butcher to join our culinary team. You will receive, prep, portion, and fabricate meats for hotel restaurants, banquets, and catering, while ensuring product quality and safety.

You will collaborate with purchasing and culinary leadership to manage yields, inventory, and par levels, supporting cost controls and guest satisfaction across multiple service venues.