5 days per week
Tuesday – Saturday: 7:30am – 5:00pm (excluding Thursdays)
Sunday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Includes bank holidays
J McRobb High Class Family Butchers are looking for an experienced, passionate and ambitious Head Butcher to lead our team at our busy and highly regarded shop within Birkacre Garden Centre, Chorley.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled butcher who takes real pride in their craft and wants to play a key role in the day-to-day running of a successful shop. We’re looking for someone who can lead by example, inspire the team, maintain exceptional standards and continue developing one of the finest butcher’s counters in the area.
At J McRobb Butchers, we’re known for our outstanding counter displays, premium quality meats, award-winning products and exceptional customer service. We are continually evolving our range and are looking for someone who shares our passion for innovation and excellence.
The Role
As Head Butcher, you will be responsible for leading the butchery team while ensuring the highest standards across every aspect of the department.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading, motivating and supporting the butchery team on a daily basis.
Organising workloads to ensure efficient production and smooth day-to-day operations.
Maintaining exceptional standards across the butcher’s counter, ensuring it remains fully stocked, visually impressive and commercially effective throughout the day.
Preparing premium meat products, including boning and processing lamb, pork and dry-aged beef primals.
Developing attractive value-added and oven-ready products.
Managing stock levels, rotation, ordering requirements and minimising waste.
Training and mentoring team members to improve skills, consistency and productivity.
Ensuring excellent customer service and confidently advising customers on products and cooking methods.
Driving sales through product knowledge, merchandising and seasonal promotions.
Maintaining the highest food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards.
Working closely with management to continually improve the department and identify new opportunities.
Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
Significant experience as a skilled butcher with excellent knife, cutting and boning skills.
Previous supervisory, senior or management experience within a butchery environment.
A natural ability to lead, motivate and develop a team.
A strong eye for presentation and creating outstanding counter displays.
Excellent organisational and stock management skills.
Commercial awareness with an understanding of driving sales and profitability.
A thorough understanding of HACCP, food safety and hygiene regulations.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
A positive, proactive attitude with high personal standards.
The ability to work under pressure while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
Fluent spoken English.
What We’re Looking For
We don’t just want someone who can butcher - we’re looking for someone who wants to take ownership of the department.
You’ll be someone who notices what needs doing before being asked, takes pride in maintaining exceptional standards, motivates those around you and continually looks for ways to improve both the team and the customer experience.
If you’re ambitious, passionate about butchery and want to help shape the future of an award-winning independent family business, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Experience:
- Butchery: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
