Butcher

Put your butchery skills to work in a role where quality, craftsmanship, and customer service are valued every day.

Role Overview

As a Butcher, you'll join a professional and customer-focused team responsible for delivering high-quality products and an outstanding shopping experience. This is an opportunity to use your expertise in meat preparation while contributing to the smooth operation of a busy retail butchery environment.

Key Duties

• Prepare a range of meat cuts to customer and company specifications.
• Deliver excellent customer service and share product knowledge to help customers make informed choices.
• Maintain the butchery counter and pre-pack areas to the highest standards of hygiene and presentation.
• Support stock rotation activities to ensure product quality, freshness, and availability.
• Prepare product samples and assist with promotional activities.
• Receive deliveries and complete all associated paperwork accurately.
• Support wider store operations and contribute to the overall success of the team.
• Provide cover and assistance to the Store Manager when required.

Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience within a retail butchery environment is essential.
• Strong butchery skills with a commitment to quality and product presentation.
• A proven track record of delivering excellent customer service.
• Good understanding of food safety, hygiene, and legal requirements relevant to butchery operations.
• Experience supporting, coaching, or training colleagues would be advantageous.
• Confidence to step into a supervisory role when required.
• Able to work independently, manage priorities, and perform well in a busy environment.
• Strong communication skills and a positive, team-focused approach.
• Flexible and adaptable with a focus on delivering excellent results.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to develop your career within a business that values expertise, quality, and customer service. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues, use your craft daily, and play an important role in delivering products customers can trust. In return, you'll receive competitive pay, access to our online benefits hub, life assurance, free on-site parking, and opportunities for development within a growing business.

About Sofina

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world. If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation