Butcher
Your tasks
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Receive and inspect meat deliveries for freshness, condition, temperature, packaging and supporting documentation; report concerns immediately.
- Cut, trim, debone, portion, mince and prepare meat products according to customer requirements and approved specifications.
- Package, label, weigh and price products accurately, ensuring product names, dates and other required information are correct.
- Maintain appropriate chilled or frozen storage temperatures and rotate stock using first-expiry/first-out principles where applicable.
- Clean and sanitise work surfaces, knives, saws, mincers, weighing scales, display cases and other equipment before, during and after use.
- Keep raw and ready-to-eat products appropriately separated and follow safe handling, personal hygiene and cross-contamination prevention procedures.
- Monitor display quality, replenish products as required and provide courteous service and product guidance to customers.
- Record wastage, stock usage, returns and temperature checks; report equipment faults, shortages and potential food-safety risks.
Requirements
Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
- Practical butchery training or relevant hands-on experience in a butcher shop, supermarket or meat-processing environment.
- Knowledge of meat cuts, portioning, safe knife handling, sanitation and cold-chain practices.
- Ability to operate butchery tools safely and perform physical tasks while standing for extended periods.
- Good customer-service skills, attention to detail, personal cleanliness and willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays.
What we offer
Salary: GHC 1,000- 2,000
Other
Location: Spintex, North Kaneshie, Weija, East Legon, Frafraha. Tema Comm 25