Butcher In Charge

Role Purpose

Procurement and Quality Control

• Coordinate meat, poultry, seafood, and related purchases with Purchasing and Cost Control.
• Receive and inspect products for freshness, temperature, packaging, weight, appearance, quantity, and compliance with company standards.
• Record received quantities against LPOs and report damaged, expired, poor-quality, or non-compliant products.

Butchery Operations

• Cut, trim, debone, portion, lace, tie, grind, weigh, and prepare meat according to menu, customer, and operational specifications.
• Prepare beef, lamb, poultry, seafood, steaks, roasts, chops, stew cubes, minced meat, and other required portions.
• Operate knives, band saws, processing, fabrication, weighing, and vacuum-packing equipment safely.

Yield and Outlet Supply

• Prepare samples, conduct yield tests, establish portion sizes, and support menu specifications with the culinary team.
• Monitor yield and wastage to support food cost control and consistent approved portions.
• Manage inventory, prepare requisitions, monitor stock levels, and coordinate accurate outlet deliveries.

Staff and Department Coordination

• Supervise butchery and commissary staff, allocate duties, monitor performance and hygiene, and provide on-the-job training.
• Coordinate with chefs, Purchasing, Cost Control, Warehouse, outlet teams, suppliers, and management on requirements and issues.

Food Safety and Equipment

• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, temperature control, labelling, dating, storage, rotation, and HACCP requirements.
• Maintain clean butchery areas, tools, equipment, workstations, and storage facilities, and report equipment defects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of professional butchery experience, preferably in restaurant, central kitchen, catering, or food production operations.
• At least 4 years of butchery experience is required.
• Knowledge of meat preparation, yield testing, portion control, inventory, food cost control, HACCP, and professional equipment is required.

Pay

• AED 3,500–4,000 per month.

Work Location

• Work is performed in person.