Butchery Manager

Our client is a well-known Tauranga supermarket seeking an experienced Butchery Manager to lead its busy butchery department.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring strong butchery experience, sound commercial judgement and the ability to manage a high-performing department. You will take ownership of the department’s people, presentation, productivity and financial performance while maintaining exceptional standards of quality, food safety and customer service.

About the Role

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the butchery department, including:

• Leading, supporting and developing the butchery team.
• Managing staff rosters, workflow and daily production requirements.
• Monitoring sales, margins, labour costs, stock levels and wastage.
• Ordering effectively and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Ensuring attractive product presentation and consistent availability.
• Identifying opportunities to improve sales and department profitability.
• Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards.
• Ensuring customers receive knowledgeable, friendly and professional service.
• Remaining hands-on and assisting with cutting, preparation and production when required.
• About You

To succeed in this position, you will be

• A qualified or highly experienced butcher.
• Experienced in leading a supermarket butchery department or a comparable butchery operation.
• Commercially astute, with a good understanding of margins, pricing, labour management, stock control and wastage.
• A confident and supportive people leader who can set clear expectations.
• Organised and capable of managing a busy department.
• Committed to quality, presentation and outstanding customer service.
• Knowledgeable about food safety and workplace health and safety requirements.
• Comfortable working early starts and some weekend shifts as part of the roster.
• We are open to talking to candidates with slightly less experience as may consider a @ic position for the right candidate
• What’s on Offer
• Salary of up to $100,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• The opportunity to manage an important department within a well-established Tauranga supermarket.
• A senior, hands-on position with genuine responsibility for people and commercial performance.
• A stable role within a successful and respected retail business.
• If you are an experienced butcher who combines strong technical knowledge with leadership ability and commercial awareness, we would like to hear from you.
• Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.
• About Jigsaw Staffing
• Jigsaw Staffing is a Bay of Plenty-based recruitment business specialising in permanent placements across eight specialist divisions:
• Construction & Built Environment
• Engineering & Technical
• Legal
• Supply Chain & Logistics
• Office, Commercial & Finance
• Sales & Marketing
• HR & People
• Executive Recruitment