Butcher Assistant - Vancouver, Canada - Toptable Group

    Toptable Group
    Toptable Group Vancouver, Canada

    2 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    Position: Butcher Assistant

    Reports to: Butcher

    A new boutique retail space in Yaletown, Luigi & Sons is a one-stop shop for the best butcher experience in Vancouver, high quality takeaway options, and house-made provisions. An extension of the Elisa Steakhouse family, Luigi & Sons allows guests to bring the very best selections home, including a hand-selected curation of meats sourced from high-grade local and global suppliers.

    POSITION SUMMARY:

    The Butcher Assistant ensures the availability of a wide range of quality well cut meat for customers and contributes to an exceptional customer experience through sharing product knowledge, making recommendations, and offering a personalized services

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    (other duties may be assigned as required)

    • Actively engage with customers, cultivating relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction
    • Order, receive, inspect and store meat upon delivery
    • Ensuring accurate cutting, grinding and preparing of meats for sale into portions and cooking form
    • Preparing custom cutting to specific customer needs
    • Using butcher's cutlery and powered equipment, and maintaining same
    • Weighing, packaging, pricing, and displaying product
    • Managing budgets and tracking inventory
    • Ensuring adherence to all Food and Safety procedures and to stock control guidelines
    • Remain current on market trends and competitor activity
    • Consistently meet sales targets

    REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Experience in a meat department, working with equipment and machinery
    • Experience in technical butchery skills including portion cutting and cleaning and grinding for sausages, burgers, etc.
    • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
    • Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills and work ethic
    • Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including working in a cold/refrigerated environment, lifting 50 Ibs. and standing for extended periods of time
    • Available to work a flexible scheduling, including weekends

    This position will remain open until filled.