Senior Meat Cutter & Team Leader

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Shrewsbury (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc is seeking an Expert Butcher to lead the meat department, cut and prepare products, and mentor the team. The role includes coaching apprentices, supervising staff, and handling orders and inventory when leadership is unavailable.

The ideal candidate has extensive meat cutting experience, strong customer service, and a commitment to safety and quality. The position requires flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays in a busy retail environment.

Qualifications

• Expert meat cutting experience in a butcher role (3–5 years typical).
• Ability to train and mentor other butchers and apprentices.
• Strong organizational and team leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains WFM GIG policies, standard operation procedures, and quality standards.
• Performs all aspects of meat cutting including achieving margin and preventing shrink; prepares special orders and custom requests; follows assigned trimming specifications.
• C uts, platters, and merchandises products (beef, pork, lamb, veal, bison, poultry, sausage, oven ready products, and cured meats); ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Trains and mentors other Butchers and Apprentice Butchers including performing the duties of the Designated Instructor.
• Supervises and delegates tasks to Meat Team Members, Apprentice Butchers, and Butchers.
• Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in absence of Team Leadership.
• Assists Team Leadership with ordering and inventory management including submitting orders in their absence.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses the needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.

Skills

Meat cutting

Mentoring

Leadership

Customer service

Job description

Whole Foods Market, Inc is seeking an Expert Butcher to lead the meat department, cut and prepare products, and mentor the team. The role includes coaching apprentices, supervising staff, and handling orders and inventory when leadership is unavailable.

The ideal candidate has extensive meat cutting experience, strong customer service, and a commitment to safety and quality. The position requires flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays in a busy retail environment.