Butcher
Hospitality · Ascot Vale, Melbourne VIC, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
Are you a skilled butcher ready for your next step abroad? An established meat and poultry business in Ascot Vale, Melbourne is hiring a Full-Time Butcher who can work confidently in both commercial meat preparation and retail production.
The role suits an experienced butcher with real hands-on ability, from breaking down carcasses and precise cutting to value-added products, quality control and customer orders. If you built your skills in meat shops, supermarkets or processing plants in the Philippines, the Middle East or elsewhere, this is a chance to put them to good use.
Each day you will keep product quality consistent, use processing equipment safely and help keep the workplace efficient and hygienic.
Key Responsibilities
- Break down carcasses of different meat types
- Cut, trim, grind and portion meat with accuracy
- Make sausages and other processed meat products
- Prepare meat so it meets gourmet retail presentation standards
- Run slicers, grinders and other meat-processing machines
- Season, smoke or marinate products when needed
- Weigh, pack, price and label products correctly, and set up and look after attractive retail displays
- Check meat and finished products for quality and consistency
- Handle customer orders quickly and correctly
- Watch stock levels, help manage inventory and keep production, stock and inventory records up to date
- Follow food safety, hygiene and workplace safety procedures
- Clean and care for knives, equipment and prep areas, keeping the workplace tidy, organised and compliant
Requirements & Eligibility
- Certificate III in Meat Processing, or a relevant qualification
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a relevant role
- Carcass breakdown experience that you can demonstrate
- Strong knife skills and meat-cutting ability in a commercial setting
- Experience making sausages and other meat products
- Confident using slicers and meat-processing equipment
- Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices, plus an understanding of workplace health and safety requirements
- Experience managing stock and inventory, and able to follow customer specifications and order requirements
- Careful about quality, accuracy and presentation
- Able to show genuine, relevant and verifiable industry experience
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