Wanting a Career where you can learn and grow your Butchery knowledge and skills?

Become part of an industry leading team, with Meatsmith!

Meatsmith currently operates 4 retail stores as well as a Production department. We're continuing to grow, and looking for an Apprentice Butcher to join our team.

The candidate we are looking for must have a willingness to learn, an eye for detail, a strong interest in food/cooking and strong communication skills.

As an Apprentice Butcher you will learn on the job with both internal and external training from industry leading butchers and trainers. There is also plenty of advantages/incentives from government programs

Responsibilities

- Product preparation
- Carcass breakdown
- Customer service
- Cleaning
- Preparing and cutting orders
- Working with production schedules within required timeframes
- maintaining quality control systems
- communication with other staff and departments
- and more.

An excellent salary is available for the right candidate, with room for future growth.

About Meatsmith:

We have a focus on traditional butchery paired with modern techniques, seasonality, and showcasing specialty breeds. You'll have the opportunity to work with Australia's best producers and ingredients.

We have an in house kitchen producing restaurant-quality meals, sauces & condiments, as well as a smokehouse producing a range of smallgoods, pates & terrines.



In addition to this, our dry-age coolroom sees a rotating range of cuts from different breeds of beef, sold in-store as well as to some of Melbourne's best restaurants.

Here are some of the perks on offer:

- Convenient locations in Fitzroy, St Kilda, Brighton and Balwyn with plenty of free parking and public transport available
- Learn on the Job with both internal and external training
- Friendly & experienced team
- Generous in-store and group dining discount
- Exciting producers, work with Victoria's best meat & poultry
- Focus on skilled butchery & old school technique
- 5 day working week, flexible roster

Trader House is a collection of Melbourne and Brisbane’s most distinctive restaurants, bars and specialty food stores, led by chef, author and columnist Andrew McConnell and photographer Jo McGann.

Our Melbourne venues include Gimlet, Côte Basque, Apollo Inn, Cutler, Supernormal, Cumulus Inc., Marion, Builders Arms Hotel, Meatsmith and Morning Market—with Stokehouse, St Kilda joining the group in October 2026. In Brisbane, you’ll find Supernormal and Bar Miette.

Join a team shaping Australia’s hospitality culture across exceptional venues, each with its own identity and a shared commitment to great food, genuine service and memorable experiences.

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📌 Apprentice Butcher (Melbourne)
🏢 Meatsmith
📍 Melbourne