We're an employee-owned whole-animal butcher shop in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. We provide local, sustainably-sourced meats alongside your favorite international provisions (think bags of MSG and Duke’s mayonnaise) to our rad-as-hell customers and neighbors. We aim to provide professorial know-how and an approachable, warm atmosphere, all while jamming to bitchin’ tunes and having a good time.
Prospect Butcher Co. is seeking full-time help! We currently have a couple openings as we head into the autumn. You can break a round in 5 minutes? Rad. You've only ever broken down a chicken, but you have a great attitude? Also rad. We have space for different levels of experience and would love to hear from you if you feel like our shop could be a good fit.
Above all, you will act as a protein consultant to customers. You’ll coach them through how much of which cut they should purchase, walk them through cuts they’ve never tried, and make them feel confident cooking anything in the case.
There’s going to be plenty of opportunity to help with sausage production and our growing prepared foods program. You’ll also assist with weekly deliveries of whole pork, lamb, and beef, though whole-animal butchery experience isn’t required.
We're a small team in a small space; everyone needs to be willing to help out with the register, break down chickens, slice charcuterie, make sandwiches, wash a dish, and provide warm, personable service to (seriously) the best customers in the game.
You need to:
-Be able to handle the physical demands of the role: standing for long stretches, lifting 40+ lbs., working with knives
-Be willing to jump in wherever help is needed; experience isn’t required, but a checked ego is
-Be punctual and eager to learn
-Be an avid home cook, ideally with some strong opinions on what one can do with a variety of cuts of meat
-Be flexible we’re a brand new company, opening during the pandemic. We have many aspects of our shit together, but certainly not all. We’re still finding our footing, so getting in on the ground floor of something (and all the authorship and frustration that entails) should appeal to you.
What we offer:
Dental, paid vacation, company equity, store discount. We know the work is hard, so we give every employee a slice of the pie after a vesting period.
To Apply:
Please include a cover letter in the body of your email and an attached resume. Please no phone calls or showing up in person, nothing against you, we're just absolutely slammed these days, hence the help wanted ad.
If we're interested in your application, you can expect a response within 3 business days. If you don't hear from us, please don't take it personal, again, we're slammed.
