Butchery Assistant - Hillcrest

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Job Posting Closing Date: 11.59pm, Tuesday 25th August 2026

Rate of pay:
Up to £13.25 per hour (depending on age)

Full-Time and part-time positions available at 37.5 – 22.5 hours per week, working within the hours of Monday to Sunday, 9am to 8pm, with a degree of flexibility required.

Would you like to learn a new skill and develop your career within a growing area of the business? At Henderson Retail. We have recently expanded our company-owned butchery operations and have exciting plans for future growth. As a Butchery Assistant, you will have the opportunity to undertake an accredited learning programme (subject to eligibility criteria) and develop your skills for potential future progression within Henderson Retail Butchery operations.

Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading food service provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Food service and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 6,000 staff and have been placed 3rd in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2025.

We’re PLATINUM Investors in People accredited, family-owned, and our culture is lived out through our four core values
- Ambition, Customer First, Teamwork and Integrity.

You’ll join our friendly team to deliver first class customer service, quality & presentation at the butchery counter, maintain great hygiene standards prepare a range of pre- packed products and preparing meat for display following company standards.

• Cutting and preparing meat products to pre-set standards.
• Ensuring that all hygiene and cleanliness procedures are followed at all times.
• Providing an excellent counter service to our customers- listening to their needs and providing expert advice on our products.

Great training will also be provided, and there’ll be opportunities to progress your career within our Butchery Concessions as you develop your skills.

We are looking for team members with personality, passion, energy and a positive attitude, who know how to make our customers smile and provide the very best experience. Due to the safety requirements within a butchery counter, candidates must be aged 18 years or above.

• Previous retail experience or experience working within a customer facing role
• Previous experience working within a meat/ poultry service environment.

Applicants should note that based on the response, the company may increase the shortlisting criteria.

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business that places the community at the heart of what we do. You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve.

And we will be here to celebrate your success.

Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.

• attractive pay
• employee assistance programme
• staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores
• many more

Full-Time and part-time positions available at 37.5 – 22.5 hours per week, working within the hours of Monday to Sunday, 9am to 8pm, with a degree of flexibility required.

Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to discuss working hours and shift patterns in further detail at Interview.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Hightown Avenue Mallusk, Newtownabbey BT36 4RT
+44 (0) human.