Head Butcher
Happy Day Restaurants•Lewiston, ID
•$54,800 - $60,000
About The Position
The Head Butcher leads meat processing and production operations, including whole-carcass breakdown, fabrication of beef, pork, and other proteins, inventory and cost management, food safety, and team development. The role coordinates daily processing schedules, restaurant orders, and product distribution while maintaining quality, sanitation, and equipment standards in a refrigerated processing environment.
Requirements
- Proven professional experience as a butcher, meat cutter, or meat-processing supervisor.
- Strong experience processing whole beef carcasses and breaking down whole muscles.
- Extensive knowledge of beef anatomy, primal and subprimal cuts, and meat fabrication.
- Proficiency in knife skills, boning, trimming, and portion control.
- Previous management or team leadership experience.
- Understanding of meat yields, costing, inventory systems, and production forecasting.
- Knowledge of food safety regulations and sanitation requirements.
- Ability to work in a physically demanding, refrigerated processing environment.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience with humane livestock slaughter, carcass dressing, and processing.
Responsibilities
- Break down whole beef carcasses, including sides and quarters, into primal, subprimal, and retail cuts.
- Fabricate, debone, trim, and portion beef, pork, and other proteins, including specialty cuts.
- Perform or oversee humane livestock slaughter, carcass dressing, and processing.
- Maximize usable product, minimize waste, and maintain accurate cutting yields.
- Manage meat inventories, production planning, purchasing, and forecasting using inventory management systems.
- Monitor food costs, product yields, labor efficiency, and profitability.
- Maintain USDA, HACCP, sanitation, temperature-control, and food-handling standards applicable to the operation.
- Train, coach, supervise, and develop team members in meat-cutting techniques and safe equipment operation.
- Coordinate daily processing schedules, restaurant orders, and product distribution.
- Ensure proper operation, cleaning, and maintenance of saws, grinders, slicers, vacuum sealers, and other processing equipment.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
