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Retail Butchery Assistant Manager

Eric Lyons LTD
Solihull Full-time
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Butchery Assistant Manager

Eric Lyons Ltd – Knowle, Solihull

Salary: £30,000–£32,000 per year
Job Type: Full\-time, permanent
Hours: 42\.5 hours per week, typically across five days, including one weekend day

About Eric Lyons

Eric Lyons is an award\-winning, family\-run butcher and fine\-food retailer with more than 120 years of heritage.

We pride ourselves on providing exceptional\-quality products, traditional butchery, outstanding displays and excellent customer service.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Butchery Assistant Manager to join our team in Knowle.

Working closely with the Butchery Manager, you will support the daily operation of the butchery department while remaining hands\-on with preparation, production, displays and customer service.

You will help lead the butchery team, maintain our standards and contribute towards the department’s sales, margin, stock and waste targets. You will also take responsibility for the department in the Butchery Manager’s absence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Butchery Manager with the daily operation of the department

  • Take responsibility for the department in the Butchery Manager’s absence

  • Lead by example and help maintain consistently high standards

  • Prepare, cut and display meat to an exceptional standard

  • Maintain attractive, well\-stocked Butchery and Deli counters

  • Deliver knowledgeable, friendly and helpful customer service

  • Support ordering, stock control, stock rotation and product availability

  • Help manage waste, margins and departmental performance

  • Identify opportunities to utilise trim and develop Deli products

  • Support seasonal ranges, promotions and new\-product launches

  • Ensure food\-safety, HACCP, health\-and\-safety and company procedures are followed

  • Maintain excellent cleanliness, organisation and back\-of\-house fridge standards

  • Assist with deliveries, product checks and accurate stock management

  • Support, motivate and develop colleagues within the department

  • Work with the Butchery Manager and wider management team to achieve sales and performance targets
Essential Requirements
  • Previous experience working as a skilled retail butcher

  • Strong traditional butchery and product knowledge

  • Supervisory, team\-leader or management experience

  • Experience of ordering, stock control and waste management

  • Excellent customer\-service and communication skills

  • A good understanding of food safety and HACCP

  • Strong commercial awareness

  • The ability to lead by example and maintain high standards

  • A positive, proactive and reliable approach

  • Flexibility to work five days per week, including one weekend day
Desirable
  • Previous experience as a Butchery Assistant Manager, Butchery Manager or senior retail butcher

  • Experience within a premium butcher, farm shop or food\-retail environment

  • Experience working with sales, margin, stock and waste targets

  • Relevant Food Safety qualification
Benefits
  • 50% staff discount on full\-priced products, up to £60 per week

  • 28 days’ paid holiday, including bank holidays

  • Your birthday off

  • One additional loyalty holiday day for every five years of service

  • Christmas bonus, subject to company performance

  • Quarterly staff outings and company events

  • Free uniform

  • Free on\-site parking

  • Company pension scheme, subject to eligibility

  • Cycle\-to\-work scheme, subject to eligibility

  • Free access to the Wisdom wellness app

  • Training, mentoring and career\-development opportunities
Career Progression

At Eric Lyons, we believe in developing people from within. Many of our senior team members have progressed through the business with training, mentoring and hard work.

For the right person, this position can provide future progression into Butchery Management, Store Management, Multi\-Site Management, Retail Operations, Area Management or other senior leadership roles.

If you are an experienced butcher who takes pride in exceptional standards, enjoys leading others and wants to develop within an established family business, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and details of your relevant butchery and management experience.

Pay: £30,000\.00\-£32,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • On\-site parking

  • Profit sharing
Work Location: In person

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