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Experienced Butcher

Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Maxwell Custom Beef

Location: Des Moines, IA (Near 18th and MLK)
Hours: Monday – Friday, 5:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Compensation: $30-35/hr or Salary (depending on fit) + Performance-Based Quarterly Bonuses
Overtime: Potential availability when needed
Benefits: Great work-life balance, afternoons and weekends off

About Us: Maxwell Custom Beef is a locally-owned business located in Des Moines, IA, offering high-quality custom butchering services. We pride ourselves on maintaining a positive, upbeat work environment where team members enjoy excellent work-life balance and the opportunity to grow.

Job Overview: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Beef Butcher to join our team. The ideal candidate will be proficient in butchering beef, including boning both front and hind quarters. Experience with goat and lamb butchery is also highly desired. This role provides an opportunity for a great work-life balance, as our working hours are from 5:30 AM to 1:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with afternoons and weekends off.

Responsibilities:

  • Beef Boning:Proficiently cut, bone, and process beef front and hind quarters.
  • Goat & Lamb Processing:Prepare goat and lamb carcasses as needed.
  • Maintain cleanliness and safety in the processing environment.
  • Ensure high-quality standards are met consistently.
  • Participate in maintaining and caring for all equipment.
  • Support team efforts and contribute to a positive, cooperative work environment.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in butchering, specifically with beef, goat, and lamb.
  • Ability to efficiently bone beef front and hind quarters.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to meet high-quality standards.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Must be reliable, punctual, and committed to excellent work.

Compensation & Benefits:

  • Competitive pay ($30-35/hr or salary depending on experience).
  • Performance-based quarterly bonuses.
  • Opportunities for overtime when required.
  • Great work-life balance with afternoons and weekends off.
  • Friendly, upbeat work environment.

If you’re an experienced butcher looking for a rewarding position in a positive and supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out today if you are interested or know someone who might be a good fit.

How to Apply: Please contact us at Maxwell Custom Beef for more information or send your resume directly to admin@maxwellcustombeef.com or Tucker.Maxwell.JKT@gmail.com

Head Butcher

Do you love custom butchery, but just want to live in the mountains?  Watauga Butchery in Western North Carolina is looking for a Head Butcher that’s organized, detail oriented, and passionate about working with some of the finest whole carcass butchery Appalachia has to offer as we expand production capacity. Owned by farmers and serving farmers with a focus on quality.  The Head Butcher will lead our team to partner with both farmers and restaurants, while also being able to showcase their skills in special farm and social events.

This unique opportunity may suit someone with a traditional background in custom slaughter and production butcherya knowledgeable chef or culinarian with some familiarity with butchery.  See WataugaButchery.com for more information, or Contact Tony Bates, tony@shipleyfarmsbeef.com.

Location: North Carolina

For Sale - Facilities, Businesses and Equipment

195Mobile Slaughter Unit for Sale

Location: Bozeman, MT

We are selling our 2007 Friesla Mobile Slaughter Trailer along with the 2001 Sterling truck used to pull the trailer. We are located 30 miles northeast of Bozeman, Montana. Our asking price is $195,000. Please e-mail matt@northbridgerbison.com or call 406-223-1950 for more details and information. 

USDA- Inspected Mobile Slaughter Truck For Sale

Location: Spokane, WA

Price: $130,000 but open to negotiation

 
Includes Mack truck outfitted with a rail system and a coolbot cooling system to hold and transport carcasses a short distance plus a template for an applicable HACCP plan. 
 
The trailer was built in 2017 by a local fabricator and used regularly by our USDA inspected facility for six years until we upgraded to an indoor kill floor.  Located near Spokane, WA. 
 
Contact Kira Olsen at olsenkira@gmail.com or 509-680-8491 for additional details.

 

Rollstock Packaging Machine For Sale

Location: Rhode Island

Make and Model: 2017 Ultrasource Bulldog

Price: $60,000

 

Bulldog Rollstock Packaging Machine. Touch Screen controls. 420 mm web width x 270 mm Advance die set, 2 x 1, 3×1, 3×3 Divider with Standard Rotary Cut, Auto chain oiler. Bladder knife with zig zag blade. Remote Monitoring, (3)Track (2) Row divider, (1) Flying knife for 1/2 Index cut. Busch 5 hp Vacuum Pump, 220V/3PH/60HZ. New servo motor. Some extra parts and plastic included. Can provide pics and videos. Contact Pat patspastured@gmail.com

$60,000 available for pick up in Rhode Island. Currently in use available Mid- May for pick up

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