Butchery Operations Manager (Farm-to-Fork Estate)
The Butchers Recruiter
This is a hands-on leadership role within a growing operation, offering the opportunity to play a key part in developing processes, supporting FSA readiness, and scaling production while maintaining exceptional craft standards.
What’s on offer
- Salary of £46,000 – £55,000, based on experience, operational capability, and leadership level
- Opportunity to take ownership of a developing butchery operation
- Work within a high-quality, produce-led environment
- Long-term career progression within a growing business
- Supportive, collaborative team culture
You will oversee the full butchery operation from carcass breakdown through to finished product, ensuring high standards of quality, efficiency, and compliance across multiple channels including retail, hospitality, and wholesale.
- Lead day-to-day operations across breaking, packing, fulfilment, and value-added production
- Drive yield optimisation and whole-carcass utilisation
- Manage production planning, workflow, labour, and equipment readiness
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety standards, and FSA requirements
- Maintain traceability, CCPs, and production documentation using food safety systems
- Oversee recipe management, costing, and product consistency
- Support development of charcuterie and value-added products (cured, smoked, etc.)
- Lead, train, and develop the team to ensure consistent performance and standards
- Collaborate with retail, hospitality, and wholesale teams to meet demand
Essential
- Strong background in whole-carcass butchery (beef, lamb, pork)
- Experience in an FSA-approved or compliance-led environment
- Proven ability to lead and manage teams within a production setting
- Strong understanding of yield, product quality, and operational efficiency
- Knowledge of HACCP, CCPs, and food safety systems
- Experience with packing, labelling, and traceability processes
- Exposure to value-added production (charcuterie, curing, smoking, etc.)
- Experience working with high-quality or native-breed livestock
- Involvement in FSA approval or audit readiness processes
- Background in multi-channel operations (retail, hospitality, wholesale)
You will play a key role in shaping the operation, driving consistency, and supporting ongoing investment and growth.
If you are an experienced butcher or butchery leader looking for a role where you can take ownership, develop operations, and work with high-quality product, we’d like to hear from you. To apply for this role as Butchery Operations Manager, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV.
Apply Now →
Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.