Meat Cutter / Butcher & Culinary Specialist – Newberry Farms Market
Newberry Farms Market | Downtown Newmarket, NH
Join the team at Newberry Farms Market, where quality food, great customer service, and a strong connection to the local community come first.
We’re looking for dependable, hard-working individuals to join our Meat and Culinary team. We are currently hiring for both full-time and part-time roles and are open to a range of experience levels.
This could be a great fit for an experienced butcher or meat cutter, someone with a culinary or restaurant background, or a motivated person who enjoys working with food and wants to learn a valuable trade. Previous experience is a plus, but we’re willing to train the right person who brings a strong work ethic, reliability, and a willingness to learn.
Unlike a traditional grocery meat role, this position can include both hands-on butchery and culinary preparation. Depending on your experience and interests, you may work with fresh cuts, custom orders, marinated and seasoned products, ready-to-cook items, value-added foods, and new culinary offerings for our customers.
Open Roles: Full-time and part-time positions available
Full-Time Salary: $45,000–$55,000 per year, based on experience
Part-Time Pay: Competitive and based on experience
Additional opportunities may include bonuses, advancement, department leadership, and ownership opportunities.
ResponsibilitiesMeat Cutting & Butchery
- Cut, trim, portion, grind, package, and prepare fresh meat products.
- Assist with breaking down and preparing a variety of meat products for retail sale.
- Learn and perform proper meat-cutting and butchery techniques.
- Prepare custom cuts and special orders based on customer requests.
- Wrap, weigh, label, price, and stock fresh meat products.
- Maintain attractive, clean, and fully stocked meat displays.
- Monitor inventory levels and help ensure the department remains properly stocked.
- Rotate products using first-in, first-out (FIFO) practices.
- Check product quality, freshness, and dates.
- Help minimize waste through proper cutting, portioning, storage, and rotation.
- Maintain knives, tools, grinders, saws, and other meat department equipment.
- Clean and sanitize equipment, workstations, coolers, and preparation areas.
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, and company procedures.
Culinary & Value-Added Food Preparation
- Prepare seasoned, marinated, stuffed, and ready-to-cook meat products.
- Assist with creating fresh meal solutions and convenient products for customers.
- Prepare value-added items using established recipes and preparation standards.
- Help develop new products, seasonal offerings, and creative ways to showcase fresh meats.
- Follow recipes, portioning standards, and presentation guidelines.
- Maintain consistency in quality, freshness, appearance, and flavor.
- Use culinary skills and creativity to help expand the department’s offerings.
- Work with the team to identify new products based on customer interest and demand.
Customer Service
- Deliver friendly, knowledgeable customer service.
- Help customers select cuts based on their needs, budget, and cooking plans.
- Answer questions about meat products, preparation methods, and cooking recommendations.
- Assist with custom cuts, special orders, and customer requests.
- Build positive relationships with regular customers and members of the local community.
- Take pride in creating a welcoming, helpful shopping experience.
Department Operations
- Receive deliveries and organize products in coolers, freezers, and storage areas.
- Help monitor inventory and communicate product needs.
- Keep the meat department clean, organized, stocked, and ready for customers.
- Maintain proper product storage and temperature standards.
- Work efficiently as part of a small, hands-on team.
- Assist with opening, closing, cleaning, and department organization as needed.
- Follow company policies and all applicable food safety regulations.
What a Typical Day Might Look Like
No two days are exactly the same. You might start the morning preparing fresh cuts and stocking the meat case, help a customer choose the right cut for dinner, prepare marinated or ready-to-cook products, fill a custom order, receive and organize a delivery, and work with the team on a new culinary or seasonal offering.
This is an active, hands-on role for someone who enjoys working with food, helping customers, learning new skills, and taking pride in a department that looks great and runs well.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds. You may be a strong fit if you have experience in:
- Meat cutting or butchery
- Grocery meat departments
- Restaurants or commercial kitchens
- Culinary arts
- Chef, line cook, or prep cook roles
- Deli or prepared foods
- Food production
- Other hands-on food preparation environments
Direct meat-cutting experience is a plus, but it is not required for every candidate. If you have strong knife skills, culinary experience, food preparation experience, or simply the right attitude and willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply.
Qualifications
- Positive attitude and strong work ethic.
- Reliable, dependable, and able to work as part of a team.
- Interest in meat cutting, butchery, culinary preparation, or fresh food.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
- Strong attention to cleanliness, organization, and product quality.
- Ability to follow food safety and sanitation procedures.
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Comfortable standing and working on your feet for extended periods.
- Willingness to learn new skills and take on additional responsibility.
- Weekend availability preferred.
- Previous grocery, butcher, culinary, restaurant, deli, or food preparation experience is a plus, but not required for the right person.
More Than Just a Job
We’re looking for people who want the opportunity to build real skills and grow with a local business.
For the right person, this role can develop into increased responsibility, department leadership, and future Meat Manager opportunities. Long-term business partnership or ownership opportunities may also be available based on performance, commitment, and fit.
Newberry Farms Market is a small business, which means strong team members have the opportunity to make a real impact. Good ideas are heard, hard work is recognized, and people who take ownership of their role have room to grow.
Benefits
Benefits may vary based on position and eligibility and may include:
- 20% grocery discount
- Paid Flex Days
- Retirement matching
- Paid Volunteer Day
- Health insurance for eligible positions
- HSA/HRA eligible options
- Dental insurance
- Multiple bonus opportunities
- Paid training
- Flexible scheduling
- Small business atmosphere with supportive leadership
- Opportunities for advancement
- Growth into department leadership, including Meat Manager opportunities
- Long-term business partnership or ownership opportunities based on performance and commitment
Full-time and part-time roles are available. If you take pride in your work, enjoy working with food and people, and want an opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact in a local business, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Retirement plan
- Store discount
Physical Setting:
Application Question(s):
- Tell us about any experience you have working in produce, deli, restaurants, culinary, grocery, hospitality, or food service. What types of work have you done?
- Why are you interested in joining the team at Newberry Farms Market, and what excites you most about working with fresh food?
Ability to Commute:
- Newmarket, NH 03857 (Required)
Work Location: In person
