Head Butcher

4 days ago

Job Description

Benefits:

Key Responsibilities

Whole-Carcass Processing: Demonstrated ability to break down whole beef carcasses, including sides and quarters, into primal, sub primal, and retail cuts.
Professional Butchery: Expert knowledge of beef, pork, and other proteins, including fabrication, deboning, trimming, portioning, and specialty cuts.
Slaughter Experience: Previous experience with humane livestock slaughter, carcass dressing, and processing is highly desirable.
Yield Management: Maximize usable product, minimize waste, and maintain accurate cutting yields.
Inventory & Forecasting: Manage meat inventories, production planning, purchasing, and forecasting using inventory management systems.
Cost Controls: Monitor food costs, product yields, labor efficiency, and profitability.
Quality & Food Safety: Maintain strict USDA, HACCP, sanitation, temperature-control, and food-handling standards applicable to the operation.
Team Leadership: Train, coach, supervise, and develop team members in professional meat-cutting techniques and safe equipment operation.
Production Management: Coordinate daily processing schedules, restaurant orders, and product distribution.
Equipment Maintenance: Ensure proper operation, cleaning, and maintenance of saws, grinders, slicers, vacuum sealers, and other processing equipment.

Required Qualifications

Proven professional experience as a butcher, meat cutter, or meat-processing supervisor.
Strong experience processing whole beef carcasses and breaking down whole muscles.
Extensive knowledge of beef anatomy, primal and sub primal cuts, and meat fabrication.
Proficiency in knife skills, boning, trimming, and portion control.
Previous management or team leadership experience.
Understanding of meat yields, costing, inventory systems, and production forecasting.
Knowledge of food safety regulations and sanitation requirements.
Ability to work in a physically demanding, refrigerated processing environment.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Compensation: $54,800.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Location	Lewiston, Idaho
Salary	$54,800–$60,000 Per Year

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