Butchery Manager

Requirements:
- Grade 12
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand Afrikaans & English.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in Butchery and Production in a retail environment.
- GP and Waste Management experience - A MUST.

The Main Purpose of this position:
The Butchery Manager's responsibilities will include the day-to-day Operational Management of the in-store butchery, including selection, ordering, preparation, display, packaging and sale of meat to consumer and commercial customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Butchery Management:
- In consultation with senior management from time to time as agreed and appropriate run special offers, customer loyalty schemes, and similar.
- Inspect equipment regularly to ensure it is in good working order and safe to use.
- Assistance on the shop floor and general running of the convenience store being a priority.
- Ensure the accuracy of Wholesale orders to other branches.

Meat Category Management:
- Accurately blocking all meat categories.
- Correct processing of all cuts via computer system.
- Have extensive knowledge of alternative meat cut re-processing.
- Undertaking weekly stock takes.
Excellent management of waste.
- Experience in GP Management
- Placing of orders

People Management:
- Supervise other butchers or meat cutters and schedule work activities, rotation, and holiday consultation with management, ensuring butchery opening times are maintained.
- Offer on-the-job training and coaching to junior butchers.
- Motivate and develop your team including setting objectives & strategies.
- Plan annual and interim labour requirements according to specific volumes and retail requirements.
- Equip staff with the required tests and equipment to assure product standards are upheld.
- Ensure staff is well versed in the requirements relating to stock rotation and shelf displays.
- Identify staff development needs and develop them accordingly.
- Evaluate staff performance and provide feedback and coaching as required.
- Ensure that Policies and Procedures are followed, and amended to support an ever-changing environment, train staff as required for new rollouts.
- Ensure that correct processes are followed when dealing with IR issues.
- Arrange any staff rotation between branches.
- Management of casual staff.
- Management of Over Time and Leave Provisioning.

Customer Service:
- Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
- Assist and resolve customer queries.
Reporting:
- Daily telephonic feedback meetings with the manager.
Teamwork:
- Support department managers and co-employees.
- Actively participate as a member of the team.
- Performing any other task, not specified herein, which from time to time may be assigned by the manager.

Job specifications
1. Job Title – Butchery Manager
2. Permanent (permanent after 3 months probation)
3. Closing date of application
4. Starting date (ASAP)
5. Salary Offered (to be discussed during interviewing/ depends hugely on experience/market related)
6. Working hours/shift hours (07:00 - 17:00 and/or 17:00 - 07:00)