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 service.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
(other duties may be assigned as required)
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Actively engage with customers, cultivating relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction
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Order, receive, inspect and store meat upon delivery
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Ensuring accurate cutting, grinding and preparing of meats for sale into portions and cooking form
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Preparing custom cutting to specific customer needs
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Using butcher’s cutlery and powered equipment, and maintaining same
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Weighing, packaging, pricing, and displaying product
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Managing budgets and tracking inventory
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Ensuring adherence to all Food and Safety procedures and to stock control guidelines
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Remain current on market trends and competitor activity
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Consistently meet sales targets
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
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Experience in a meat department, working with equipment and machinery
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Experience in technical butchery skills including portion cutting and cleaning and grinding for sausages, burgers, etc.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills and work ethic
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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
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Available to work a flexible scheduling, including weekends
This position will remain open until filled.
