We're hiring a full-time Apprentice Butcher to join the team at our beautiful Devonport store!

The apprenticeship is an opportunity for an aspiring butcher to begin their career in retail butchery. You'll be part of a team of butchers and other team members, preparing meat and serving customers.

You'll need a positive attitude, good communication skills, the dedication and willingness to learn. You must be prepared to work with and around meat in a food and retail environment.

• A friendly attitude and good communication skills to provide the attentive customer service Hill Street is known for.
• A love of working with food and people (both colleagues and customers)
• Energy, initiative and willingness to take direction.
• The ability to follow company procedures and regulations, particularly regarding food handling and workplace health and safety.
• Ongoing daytime availability on at least 3-4 days per week and every second weekend. Your standard roster will be agreed based on your availability and our operational requirements, with flexibility to suit your needs.
• The desire and eligibility to undertake the Retail Butcher qualification through TasTafe.
• Physical fitness for lifting and standing.
  

At Hill Street, we bring happiness through great food and are passionate about giving exceptional customer service. We are an independently owned and run Tasmanian business whose central values of pride, passion, growth, value and family inform everything we do. We aim to go above and beyond for each and every customer and provide an enjoyable shopping experience in a beautiful environment. We embrace excellence and encourage our team members to grow and succeed in a business they are proud to be a part of.

Pay rates are set by the General Retail Industry Award. The 2024-25 base hourly pay rates for level 1 adults are:

Full time & part time

• Weekdays $25.65
• Saturday $32.06
• Sunday $38.48

Casual

• Weekdays $32.06
• Saturday $38.48
• Sunday $44.89

(Additional penalty rates may apply to public holidays and some overtime and early morning shifts)

*Apprentice wages may be different to those shown (depending on age and schooling level) please see the General Retail Industry Award 2020 table of pay rates for more information.*

In addition to your wages, our team member benefits include staff points (via our Hill Street shopping rewards program), access to cashbacks from 65+ major retailers and flexible options to access earned wages in advance of payday.

If you believe you'll thrive with us, please apply. We’ll be in touch if you are shortlisted.

Awarded Tasmanian Employer of Choice 2023

This opportunity is open to adults or school leavers (year 10+) who are ready and eager to learn the skills of the trade. During your apprenticeship through TasTafe you will learn all about analysing and preparing meat products, stock control, health and safety and much more!