Butcher Job Description
Butcher
provides preparation of various cuts of meat as required including correctly preparing beef, lamb, pork, and poultry cuts. Provides assistance to the sanitation team by disassembling and reassembling all equipment before and after the sanitation process.
Butcher Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ensure compliance with food handling and sanitation standards within their respective areas
Make sure that all Standards and Procedures are in place and followed
Prepare various cuts of meat as required including correctly preparing beef, lamb, pork and poultry cuts
Label the type of cut, date and destination of meats
Portion meat cuts a la minute to order during service time
Communicate portion size accurate to the service to ensure correct billing
Follow all safety and security policies
Opens and sets up butcher block cases
Ensures proper inventory level, product quality and freshness and to prevent the sale of out of code or spoiled products
Follows Company policy in pricing and handling re-worked and reduced-to-clear items
Butcher Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Butcher
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HACCP, TQA, WHMIS
Education for Butcher
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the butcher job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and University Degree in Performance, Business, Culinary, Culinary Arts, Education, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Communication, Culinary School, General Education, Supervision
Skills for Butcher
Desired skills for butcher include:
Sanitation
Food safety
Standards
Labeling and department policies and procedures
Perishability
Product variety
Steaming and customer service
Wrapping
Automatic/hand wrapping machines
Basic mathematics and weights and measures
Desired experience for butcher includes:
Handles customers relations
Requires use of plastic or latex gloves
Work environment is typically 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but may include exposure to cooking temperatures of up to 350 degrees, and exposure to -20 degrees in the freezers
Orders, receives and breaks down loads
Supervises, motivates, trains and participates in the hiring of butcher block personnel
Able to left 100lbs
Butcher Examples
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of butcher. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for butcher
- Ensure that galley crew members are in compliance with the grooming and uniform standards of the company
- Portions cut Beef, Lamb, Veal and Pork
- Operates poultry-processing equipment
- Prepares, saws, mixes, tenderizes, weighs and packages poultry products
- Cuts, trims, bones, ties and grinds meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare for cooking
- Support the team by carrying other roles, ambient packing
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Store Team Leader, Associate Store Team Leader and Online Order Lead
- Set up station properly and on time for each service period and make sure that required mis en place is ready on time
- To monitor stock movement and be responsible for ordering on your section
- To participate in communicating actively within the department
Qualifications for butcher
- Prior meat-cutting/handling experience preferred
- Prior Food Manufacturing experience preferred but not required
- Prior Meat cutting/butchering experience preferred but not required
- Be an experienced / apprentice trained qualified butcher
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a Chief Butcher in a large size cruise ship or multi-venue, high volume, luxury hotel or resort is required
- Intermediate to Advanced skills in typing and computer software skills are required (Microsoft Word, Excel, Fidelio Cruise, Micros)
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Our company is looking for a butcher. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for butcher
- Maintaining superior hygiene, health and safety standards
- Report any change of food quality in the preparation to CDP / Sous chef
- In the absence of the Chef de Partie to take over his/her responsibilities
- Work together with the Chef de Partie on the challenges, which are highlighted every month in the Hygiene Audit
- Proper storage of food
- FIFO (First in first out)
- Maintain decoration that is made out of food
- Reporting to the Head Butcher
- Running the Butcher Shop in the absence of the Head Butcher
- Ability to make business decisions in the absence of the Head Butcher
Qualifications for butcher
- Excellent knowledge and demonstration skills of protein fabrication in regards to composition, structure and quality factors
- Ability to work for periods of up to 8-10 hours in 50 degree temperatures
- High School Diploma, or one to two years related experience and/or training
- TQA certification a Plus, ability to obtain certification will be necessary
- Certified in HACCP and Humane Slaughter a plus
- Must be 18 years of age and older
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of butcher. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for butcher
- Checks product to make sure it meets WFM quality standards
- Must follow company hygiene procedures
- All machines and equipment must be kept in good repair and must be handled with care at all times
- Must be fully aware of the company controlling and food preparation procedures
- Assist the Category Manager with providing day to day direction for implementation and support of strategies and initiatives of Category, Merchandising & Pricing
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training materials
- Partner with Indirect Sourcing on supply decisions
- Develop Sales, Margin, Shrink and Labor projections for each new program
- Maintain and update the order guide
- Lead by example utilizing a “hands-on” approach to management
Qualifications for butcher
- Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods during shift
- One (1) year of food and beverage experience preferably in a fine dining restaurant
- Must be able to utilize computer systems for placing food and beverage order and processing payments
- Previous cooking/ butchering experience in restaurant and/or culinary experience in a high volume, full service restaurant
- Able to prepare large amount of products
- Ability to understand and complete departmental transfers
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of butcher. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for butcher
- Facilitate an environment in which crew members are comfortable utilizing the open-door policy
- Assist with scheduling galley crew members based off of guidelines established by the Corporate Office and the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- On ships with time clocks, assist with reviewing time clock reports to ensure accuracy of pay for crew members
- Ensure that galley crew members are being treated in a fair and equitable manner
- Ensure that galley crew member issues are resolved in a timely manner
- On a daily basis, meets with the Executive Sous Chef that oversees the production galley to review daily production schedules and internal requisitions placed by the various restaurants
- Attend and participate in the weekly Galley Management meeting
- Assist with scheduling and preparing for the monthly departmental meeting with all of the culinary management and crew
- Effectively communicate with the staff through daily line-ups and monthly meetings
- Provide continuous training to the crew on modern preparation and presentation techniques on Company established recipes and menu grids
Qualifications for butcher
- Must be able to work in a chilled environment
- Must be able to bend and stoop to grasp objects and climb ladders
- Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness and to check signage and labeling for accurate pricing
- Demonstrated proficiency in the proper use of a dumpster, baler, box cutters, and all related equipment
- Effectively utilizes shrink control procedures
- Provide ideas and suggestions that contribute to the growth of the team
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of butcher. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for butcher
- Continue own education by staying abreast of trends and new cooking techniques, and sharing this information with the team
- Monitor the performance of all galley staff to ensure that their duties are carried out in accordance with Company policy, and safety and environmental regulations
- Monitor galley crew member performance
- Ensure that you are knowledgeable of the goals of the company and department and the action plans that will be followed to achieve these goals
- Communicate the goals of the company and department and the action plans to the crew members
- Develop a positive working relationship with all shipboard departments to facilitate a team oriented atmosphere
- Ensure that all departments within F&B are working together as a team and supporting each other in a professional manner
- Regularly communicate with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in regards to galley related matters
- Complete daily walk-through of assigned area with the Executive Sous Chef
- Ensure that assigned galley is maintained in accordance with Company policy, USPH, SEMS and safety and environmental regulations
Qualifications for butcher
- Functional Expertise (Minimum requirement of three years for each of these functional qualifications
- Carry out duties in a timely manner
- Understand and follow all weights and Measurements requirements
- Understand and follow all local alcohol laws & regulations
- Must be able to determine quality and freshness of incoming product
- Must have worked at least 3 years as a butcher or relevant experience