FARMER COPLEYS FARM SHOP LIMITED
Butcher
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Job Title: Butcher
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Location: Pontefract
Salary: Depending on experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent - 40 hours per week (Every other weekend off)
Farmer Copleys is a Yorkshire based, award winning, diversified farm business offering a busy cafe, on site bakery, farm shop, production kitchen, dessert parlour, private function hire facilities and outside seasonal events.
Our busy farm shop is open daily and offers a range of great tasting locally sourced items from a full butchery and deli offer, to fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables, home-made bakes and all the other treats and delights that taste so great. Superb home-made jams and preserves, sauces, dips, oils and every accompaniment you can imagine. We have our own home-made gelato, in-house bees and even gift items for that last-minute present or treat.
We are looking for someone who knows their stuff and can make a real impression, whilst playing their part in the day to day running of the Butchery.
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This job will suit and individual who really has a passion and appreciation for top quality meat and butchering with the drive to personalise and make a name for this department.
We Are Looking For
- A proven experienced retail butcher with experience in all aspects of butchery, knife skills and counter work.
- A keen eye for detail and creativity for producing the most attractive product displays.
- Excellent and professional customer service skills which include dealing with butchery queries. Our customers are our priority.
- The ability to drive sales through promotional ideas and creativity to bring seasonal offers/ideas.
- A perfectionist when it comes to hygiene and presentation.
- A real passion for meat!
The successful candidate will be/possess:
- A friendly, enthusiastic and personable individual.
- Flexibility on days to work - every other weekend rota.
- Excellent interpersonal & organisational skills.
- Smart in appearance with high standards.
- Experience within a retail environment (preferably 5yrs plus experience is desirable due to product range).
- Hardworking, honest, reliable and passionate about their work.
- Sound knowledge of Hygiene, Health and Safety.
- Ability to safely lift, carry and move meat products weighing up to 25-30 kg.
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About You:
- Enthusiastic and reliable.
- Good attention to detail.
- Friendly and comfortable speaking with customers.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme.
- Staff Discount (25%).
- Flexible hours/shifts.
- Health & wellbeing programme (after 12m service).
- On-site parking.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Meat Cutter, Meat Clerk, Meat Trimmer, Slaughterman, Blockman, Meat Specialist, Butchery Manager, Meat Department Manager, Butcher, may also be considered for this role.
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