Working as a butcher is a manual and practical job. A butcher is responsible for selecting, cutting, trimming and preparing meat for supply or sale. In many butchery jobs it is necessary to possess solid knowledge of different body parts and sections of the meat.
A Day in the Life of a Butcher
Slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals, performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semi automated disassembly line. A butchers selects, cuts, trims, prepares and arranges meat for sale or supply. Daily tasks of a butcher commonly includes:
- Advises customers on cuts of meat
- Operates machinery to grind, mix, mince or tenderise meat
- Prepares meat for sale by removing bones, trimming fat and cutting meat to shape and size
- Prepares crumbed cuts of meat and marinates them
- Assist in menu planning and scheduling, and in estimating food production costs
- Ability to be available 7 days a week and during some public holidays
- Good communication with customers and staff
- A positive attitude
- An eye for detail
- Interested in practical and manual work
- Physically fit
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Good interpersonal skills
- Abide by company policies and procedures
- Provide evidence of qualifications
- Train, develop and supervise apprentices and staff in the Meat Department
Possible Butchery Jobs After Your Apprenticeship:
- Retail Supermarket Butchering
- Management of a meat department
- Displaying merchandising
- Food handling practices
Work Week Duration:
Butchers usually work regular hours, but they are often required to start early in the morning. Butchers who work in supermarkets often work weekends and at least one late night a week.
Average Butcher Wages
The salary of a butchers goes up to AUS $51,000 per year.
Many employment opportunities are available with apprenticepower for those who want to start a butchery apprenticeship. For more information on butchery apprenticeships contact apprenticepower today or register your interest here.
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