Fish & Meat Butcher

Hypermarket | Fresh Fish & Meat Department

1. Job Purpose

Responsible for handling, cutting, cleaning, processing, trimming, portioning and packing fresh fish and meat & chicken products as per company standards and customer requirements. Ensure product freshness, hygiene, quality, minimum wastage and excellent customer service within the Fish & Meat department.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Fish Processing & Handling

- Clean, scale, gut and cut different varieties of fresh fish.
- Prepare fish into customer-required cuts such as curry cut, steak, fillet and boneless portions.

B. Meat Processing & Handling
- Perform cutting, deboning, trimming and portioning of chicken, mutton, lamb and other meat products.
- Prepare different customer-required cuts, including curry cut, biryani cut, boneless and mince.

C. Hygiene & Food Safety
- Follow personal hygiene and food safety standards.
- Maintain cleanliness of cutting tables, knives, chopping boards and processing equipment.
- Follow temperature control and cold-chain management.
- Ensure proper storage, FIFO and product rotation.
- Follow FSSAI and company food safety guidelines.

D. Customer Service




- Understand customer requirements and provide customized cuts.
- Ensure quick service during peak business hours.
- Recommend suitable cuts based on customer requirements.

E. Display & Operations
- Ensure proper product arrangement and attractive counter display.
- Support daily stock preparation and replenishment.
- Follow proper packing, labelling, weighing and billing procedures.
- Report quality issues, damages and stock shortages to the supervisor.

3. Required Skills & Experience

- 2–5 years of experience in Fish & Meat cutting and processing.
- Knowledge of fresh fish, seafood, chicken and mutton handling.
- Good knife-handling and cutting skills & Knowledge of deboning, filleting and portioning.
- Understanding of hygiene and food safety standards.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced hypermarket workplace.
- Customer handling and communication skills.

4. Educational Qualification

- Minimum 10th / 12th standard preferred.
- Professional butcher or fish-cutting training is an added advantage.
- Practical experience in fresh food processing is preferred.

📌 Fish & Meat Butcher (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Jeyachandran Textiles
📍 Thiruvananthapuram