THE BAMFORD COLLECTION IS A GROUP OF CONSCIOUSLY MINDED LIFESTYLE BRANDS COMMITTED TO NOURISHING AND NURTURING PEOPLE AND PLANET. 

ABOUT THE ROLE
Join our team as a Lead Butcher and play an essential role in providing high-quality cuts of meat to our customers. As a Lead Butcher, you will be responsible for ensuring the freshness, quality, and presentation of our meats while adhering to strict food safety standards. This role requires a keen eye for detail, excellent knife skills, and a passion for delivering exceptional service.

SALARY: £38,000 + Tronc
HOURS: Full Time 45 Hours

Location: Daylesford Organic Pimlico

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure every customer receives the best possible customer service.
• To champion swift, efficient, knowledgeable and engaging Butchery service ensuring compliance to retail standards.
• Ensuring store standards for hygiene and display are met and maintained
• Opening/closing procedures are completed and all store due diligence
• Demonstrate knife skills and confidently portion poultry and previously deboned meat and full carcase breakdown
• To ensure tight control of stock and minimise waste & loss through strict rotation, date checking and quality checks – forward thinking to avoid issues

SKILLS YOU WILL BRING

• Meat Cutting Proficiency: Expertise in cutting, deboning, and trimming various types of meat precisely and efficiently.
• Knife Handling: Mastery of using knives and other cutting tools safely and effectively.
• Knowledge of Meat Quality: Understanding how to assess the quality and freshness of different meats.
• Customer Service: Ability to interact with customers, take orders, and provide recommendations.
• Food Safety: Knowledge of hygiene and safety standards to prevent contamination and ensure safe handling of meat products.
• Inventory Management: Skills in managing stock, ordering supplies, and minimizing waste.
• Product Presentation: Ability to display meat attractively to enhance sales and customer appeal.
• Butchery Techniques: Proficiency in various butchery techniques, including sausage making, curing, and smoking meats.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Discounts: We offer a range of discounts on our products, treatments, and dining
  experiences from day 1.
• Volunteering Days: Employees are offered one paid day per year to volunteer with a charity of their choice.
• Private Medical: We offer subsidised private medical insurance through Bupa.
• Pension Scheme: Pay up to 9% of your salary into your pension each month; we
  contribute up to 4.5%.
• Life Assurance: We offer life assurance cover, equivalent of up to a year of your annual salary.
• Mental Health Support: Our Employee Assistance Programme provides 24-hour support, seven days a week.