Company description

About Luke’s Local

Luke's Local is an independently-owned grocery business that provides food from local family farms, butchers, ranchers, and food makers. Luke's sincerely sources great food made with integrity, and is passionate about making grocery shopping an inspiring experience for Bay Area communities. We operate four vibrant brick and mortar markets - one on Cole and Parnassus in the heart of Cole Valley, a second in Cow Hollow on Union St, a third on Green Street in North Beach and a fourth in the Inner Sunset on 9th Ave. As a company, we are constantly striving to create an environment that fosters equity, inclusion, and nourishment for our customers and team members alike. Our hope is to make it possible for anyone to bring the spirit of discovery, creativity, and joy into their kitchens. We hope you’ll join us.

Job description

About the Job

As the Associate Butcher, you are responsible for buying for the Butcher department for your store, meeting your department’s sales and margin goals, and maintaining healthy and lasting relationships with our partners. You are also responsible for all day to day operations of the butcher department, ensuring a fresh and appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked by cutting, rotating and removing out-of-date products.

You will collaborate with the Central Butcher Buyer, the Lead Butcher Clerk, and the team of Butcher Clerks to ensure thoughtful displays and service throughout the department and store.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Meet all financial performance metrics of the department including, sales, margin and waste goals, as well as percentage of store sales targets.
Buy for the Butcher department in your store based on inventory, customer requests, and location-specific product sets and aesthetics. Collaborate with the Lead Butcher Clerk to ensure daily consistency in ordering and product offering.
Create and assist with PO creation, inventory, receiving, distribution, and overall management of the Butcher Department.
Organize and display all products and seasonal items.
In collaboration with Lead Butcher Clerk and Store Leadership, supervise the Butcher department team.
Monitor and prevent spoilage, regularly communicate waste to buyer/team and log in LOC.
Assist with monthly and daily inventory checks/adjustments.
Provide excellent customer service, address needs of customers in a timely and effective manner.
Maximize sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising products.
Follow and comply with, or ensure compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
Maintain, or ensure maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintain equipment in accordance with cleanliness and safety standards.
Perform opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned.
Assisting the deli and butcher team on the service line as needed.

Competencies

Organization
Strong communicator
Friendly, team-player
Good work ethic
Creative thinker
Eagerness to learn

Work environment

Office and sales floor of retail grocery stores

Physical demands

Must be able to lift 25 lbs
Must be able to spend 6-8 hours per day on your feet
Stooping, bending, lifting, standing for long periods of time, stretching, twisting, reaching, repetitive stocking motions, repetitive food prep motions.
Must be able to lift and carry 50 lb cases of meat and seafood repeatedly.
Handling of refrigerated products in a cold environment for extended periods of time.

Required education and experience

At least 2-3 years of meat cutting/butcher experience

Preferred education and experience

Experience with retail, preferably grocery
Experience with food preparation, service, and safety

Additional Eligibility Requirements

Must be 18 years or older

Other duties

We know it's impossible to convey every task for a particular job. Our hope is that as your role evolves over time we can adjust your job description accordingly.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Benefits

Medical insurance, with employer contribution of up to 100%
Dental insurance, with 70% employer contribution
Vision insurance, with 50% employer contribution
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation - up to 2 weeks per year
Paid volunteer days
Pre-tax 401k savings account
Storewide employee discount of 20%
Daily staff meal
Pre-tax commuter benefits savings account
Regular review & raise cycles
Professional development and mentorship program

Pay Range

$25-29/hour

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

December 17, 2025