Experienced Beef Butcher - Growth Opportunity

We're looking to add an experienced beef butcher to our growing team!

Yankee Beef is a family-owned beef farm and whole-animal butcher shop in Western New York. We process beef for our own retail Farm Shoppe as well as custom processing customers.

This is a whole-animal butchery position. We're not simply opening boxes of primals and cutting steaks. Our work begins with hanging beef carcasses and requires an understanding of how to break down an entire animal, maximize usable product, and produce consistently beautiful cuts.

We're looking for someone who knows their way around a cutting room, takes pride in their workmanship, and wants to grow with our business.

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on meat cutting experience is required.

• Whole-animal beef butchery experience is strongly preferred.

• Slaughter floor experience is a plus.

• Strong knife skills and an understanding of beef cuts, muscle groups, trimming, and yields.

• Exceptional attention to cut quality, consistency, and presentation.

• Ability to read and follow individual customer cut sheets.

• Efficiency without sacrificing quality.

• Good sanitation practices and respect for a clean, organized workspace.

• Dependability, a positive attitude, and the ability to work well with a small team.

• Someone who takes initiative, solves problems, and takes ownership of their work.

Responsibilities

• Break down beef carcasses into retail and custom cuts.

• Produce steaks, roasts, ground beef, and other products according to customer specifications.

• Maintain consistent cut quality, trimming standards, and presentation.

• Follow customer cut sheets accurately.

• Work to maximize yields while minimizing waste.

• Assist with grinding, packaging, labeling, and other production tasks as needed.

• Maintain knives, equipment, and a clean, food-safe cutting environment.

• Work alongside our existing butcher to keep production running efficiently.

• Opportunity to assist on the slaughter floor, depending on experience.

Schedule, Pay & Benefits

• Pay: $25–$30/hour, based on experience and skill level.

• Position: Hourly.

• Schedule: Four-day workweek, approximately 30–32 hours.

• Additional Hours: Opportunity to assist on slaughter days, typically an additional 3–5 hours.

• Paid Holidays: Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving (8 hours of holiday pay for each).

• Time Off: Vacation scheduling available with advance notice and approval.

• Growth Opportunity: 90-day performance review with potential for increased responsibilities and advancement into a lead butcher position.

More Than Just a "Job"

We're a small, hardworking, family-owned business, and the quality of what we produce matters to us.

We're looking for someone who takes genuine pride in the finished product, understands the value of good workmanship, and wants to be part of a business that's continuing to grow.

This position offers the opportunity to develop into a leadership role within our cutting operation. We're looking for someone who can contribute from day one and has the drive and ability to take on more responsibility over time.

Experience is essential. A good attitude is equally important.

Interested?

Send us a message or reach out to Yankee Beef with a brief description of your butchery experience and previous work history.

We'd love to hear from you!