Senior Butcher

With a commitment to excellence, we take pride indelivering fresh and sustainable products to our valued customers.

As a Senior butcher, youwill be part of a fast paced team and assist in providing high quality meatcuts. You will be a confident Butcher with certification to match.

The job:

• Immediate start
• Role: Full time, permanent
• Days of work: Sunday to Friday
• Shift timings: 2.00 pm to 11.00 pm
• Saturdays off

The role:

This roleencompasses a variety of tasks essential to our meat processing operation. Youwill be responsible for:

• Precisely cutting meat to separate valuable components like meat,fat, and tissue from around bones.
• Creating high-quality cuts of meat according to designatedspecifications, including deboning techniques.
• Wrapping and packing finished meat cuts and products to ensureproper hygiene and maintain freshness.
• Moving carcasses to the boning table for preparation and operatingprocessing machinery efficiently.
• Packing processed meat stock into cartons for organized storage andfuture use.
• Ensure that the stock is labelled correctly and packed as perOperational SOPs
• Check to ensure all meat are stored properly and stock is rotated.
• Maintain high standards of Food safety and Health and Safety at alltimes

The person:

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated andpassionate about what they do. You would be physically strong and fit, can hitthe ground running and love working in a fast-paced environment.

The successful applicant will have the followingattributes:

• A Trade qualification or relevant butchery experience
• Skill and experience in cutting meat and preparing standard meatcuts
• Proven skills in Beef Boning or Slicing
• Around 3-5 years of hands on experience in the industry
• Evidence of a referenced, stable work history
• Be physically fit and able to lift/move heavy items
• A proven commitment to Safety & Wellbeing and Food Safety inthe workplace.
• Organised, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Share our values of Resilience, Inclusivity and humility

The employer:

Service Foods is New Zealand's largest privatelyfamily-owned and operated food service distribution businesses. The company hasgrown from humble beginnings in Christchurch to now operating over 200refrigerated trucks, 15 distribution centres covering over 20 acres spreadthroughout the country, servicing 10,000+ clients supported by over 750 teammembers.

Does this sound like you?

Candidates will be shortlisted and interviewed asapplications are received, so don't delay – apply now with your CV and coverletter.