Head Butcher

Job Title: Head Butcher

Location: Lone Pine Abattoir – Seffner, Florida
Facility Type: USDA-Inspected Slaughter & Meat Processing Plant
Team Size: 6–8 employees

Job Overview

Lone Pine Abattoir is seeking an experienced Head Butcher to lead day-to-day cutting, fabrication, and packaging operations in a small USDA-inspected facility. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for whole-animal breakdown, quality control, and training staff while maintaining food safety and humane handling standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and perform whole-animal fabrication (carcass breakdown, primals, sub-primals)
• Oversee and assist with packaging, labeling, and order accuracy
• Ensure compliance with USDA inspection requirements, HACCP, and sanitation
• Train and supervise a small processing team
• Maintain high standards for yield, quality, and consistency
• Safely operate knives, saws, grinders, and processing equipment
• Enforce workplace safety and PPE use
• Assist with cooler organization and product flow

Required Qualifications

• Proven 3+ years experience as a butcher or meat cutter with whole-animal processing
• Experience in a USDA-inspected or state-inspected facility
• Strong knife skills and knowledge of meat anatomy
• Ability to lead by example in a hands-on role
• Comfortable working in cold environments and lifting up to 75 lbs

Preferred

• Prior supervisory or lead butcher experience
• HACCP and/or food safety training
• Experience in meat processing plants

Schedule & Environment

• Full-time/Part-Time
• Physically demanding, cold/wet processing environment
• PPE required at all times

Pay: $22.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Tell us about your experience and skills as a Butcher.

Experience:

• Butchery: 3 years (Required)
• Meat cutting: 3 years (Required)
• HACCP: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Food Handler Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person