Butcher (Full time) | Edwards Family Meats, Newport VIC

Edwards Family Meats is a local butcher in Newport, and we’re looking for a skilled butcher to join our team full-time.

About the role
You’ll prepare and sell quality meat to our customers, working alongside our Head Butcher. Your day will include:

- Cutting, trimming, boning, grinding and portioning beef, lamb, pork, poultry and game into standard and custom retail cuts
- Making sausages, burgers, cured and smoked products, and ready-to-cook items
- Weighing, wrapping, labelling and pricing products accurately
- Building and maintaining attractive meat displays, and rotating stock (FIFO) to reduce waste
- Serving customers at the counter, recommending cuts, explaining cooking methods and taking custom or wholesale orders
- Keeping to strict hygiene, food safety and temperature control standards, and cleaning equipment (knives, saws, grinders)
- Monitoring stock, checking deliveries and liaising with the Head Butcher on supplier orders

What we offer





- Permanent full-time position, 38 ordinary hours per week, with rosters given at least 7 days ahead
- Salary negotiable based on experience
- Employment under the Meat Industry Award 2020 (MA000059) and the National Employment Standards, including 4 weeks of annual leave and paid personal/carer’s leave
- A friendly, family-run workplace
- Start date: ASAP

About you

- Experience as a butcher, or relevant qualifications (Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail) or similar)
- Strong knife skills and knowledge of food safety
- A friendly, customer-focused attitude
- Reliable, honest and happy to work as part of a small team
- Right to work in Australia

A 3-month probation period applies.

How to apply
Send your resume to [email protected]

Pay: $65,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Employee discount

Work Location: In person

📌 Full Time Butcher (Newport)
🏢 Edwards Family Meats
📍 Newport