Company description

Highland Butcher Shop is a woman owned, whole animal butcher shop located in Somerville, MA sourcing animals raised locally in New England. We fill our butcher case daily with fresh cuts, grinds, and house made sausages. There has been a neighborhood butcher shop at this location for over a decade with a loyal and dedicated customer base. New ownership and the current iteration of the Highland Butcher Shop took over in October 2023. We are excited to be in this community and what the shop will evolve into in the future.

Job description

We have a small but mighty team running the butcher shop and the ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver, collaborative team member, and excited about whole animal butchery and local agriculture. We are looking for someone who is interested in assisting customers in person and over the phone, helping to produce and create value added products for the shop, maintaining shop cleanliness, and filling in wherever needed. Qualifications include a strong work ethic, attention to detail, comfortability working in a fast paced environment and ability to lift heavy objects and be on their feet for long periods of time. Experience in hospitality or retail is a bonus. For the right candidate, we would also work them up to train in butchery skills as well.

The shop is currently open to the public 3 days a week, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with Wednesday being our prep-day. Working hours are 11am-6pm Wednesday, 10am-8pm Thursday and Friday, and 9am-4pm on Saturday.

Additional Compensation: Frequently taking home meat, and generous employee and Friends and Family Discount.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $18.00 - $22.00

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Deadline

no deadline