Seasonal Part Time Butcher Shop Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Butcher Shop Associate

Location : Shawmut Ave. Boston, MA

Schedule : Friday- Sunday

Employment Type : Seasonal Part Time

Hours : Friday : 4 : 00pm-8 : 00pm, Saturday & Sunday : 10 : 00am-6 : 00pm

Pay : $19.00

Walden Local is searching for the next member of our 2021 Best Of Boston award-winning team to join our mission of Making Local Work, right here in the Northeast. You will be connecting local families with local farmers by assisting in the management of Walden Local's South End Boston butcher shop including : managing customer relationships and service (both in the store and promoting the Walden Local brand / monthly share program), inventory planning and management, food and store presentation, and maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the butcher shop. This is a great position for anyone who loves food and is looking to learn more about butchery!

What You'll Do

• Safely handle and sell Walden Local products
• Prepare the store for opening and closing daily
• Maintain the store's cleanliness and safety
• Provide excellent customer service
• Promote the Walden home delivery meat share program to customers
• Educate customers on the meat industry, the Walden mission, and specific meat cuts
• If interested, you'll also have the opportunity to learn butchery skills, including whole animal butchery and custom cuts

What You'll Bring

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Don't check all the boxes? Don't worry! We know that there is no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Walden Local is committed to building a team that brings passion for our mission and a diverse set of experiences and opinions. Feel welcomed to bring your whole and authentic self and please apply if this is a role you feel passionately about! We read cover letters and encourage you to submit one that highlights your unique experience and interest in this role.

What We Offer

When You Join Walden...

You'll be Making Local Work - contributing to a mission-driven startup committed to reinvigorating local agricultural economies, in support of healthier communities, animals and soil. Walden Local is New England and New York's leading brand of sustainable, pastured, locally-raised meat, connecting families with farmers by distributing directly to thousands of households across the Northeast. We believe in simplicity, doing ridiculous things for our members, and that the little things matter. We're building a diverse team that shares these passions. If you're inspired by ambitious missions and working hard to solve complicated problems, we'd love to meet you!

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Differences make us better.

Walden Local runs a criminal background check for all employees hired to work for the company.