Careers
CURRENT VACANCIES
* DELI CHEFS
The Ginger Pig, isn’t just fantastic Butcher’s, we produce, and sell our own range of traditional, hand-raised Pork Pies, Chutney's, Pickles and Condiments, all made by hand, and sold in the shops and in our online shop, across the UK.
We also produce a beautiful fresh, hot takeaway Lunch every day, made from the same first class, quality meat we sell to our customers, alongside a range of fresh Salads, and Ready to Go items, which customers can take home and heat.
We continue to develop and grow the range of products we make, so we are looking for two experienced Larder chefs, to support the production.
If you want a change in routine but continue to do what you love… produce amazing food, fresh from scratch every day, this could be just what you’re looking for!
We are looking for enthusiastic, organised, Chefs to work in our Deli’s across London.
In each shop there is opportunity to work with beautiful produce to create, high quality dishes, from scratch with fresh ingredients and our high welfare, sustainable meat.
Our reputation is built on traditional signature dishes, that are still made to the same original recipes, and include Homemade preserves, Chutney’s, Meat pies, Terrines, Pate’s, Pork Pies and world famous Sausage Rolls.
Would suit a strong CDP or with experience from a branded environment, where fresh food is the core offer.
- Day time hours, 5 days a week, including weekends
- Excellent work / life balance
- Good rate of hourly pay, paid weekly
- Capable of working alone to deadline
- Able to consistently, produce high quality dishes from scratch
- Ideally hold Level 2 Food Safety, with strong knowledge of COSHH
- Fluent on spoken and written English
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule: 10-hour shift, Day shift, Weekend availability
Experience: PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN : 2 years (Required)
Education: GCSE or equivalent (Required)
Must be eligible to work in the UK.
Because the production takes place in our shops, you will also be happy in a customer facing environment, like being in an open kitchen.
Are you the right person for the job? Please send a recent CV to recruitment@thegingerpig.co.uk
* EXPERIENCED RETAIL BUTCHERS
Butcher’s. A dying breed. It’s a highly skilled, traditional craft, honed after years of training, and dedication.
We are looking for Butchers with a real love of their craft, with solid experience, and an enthusiasm to serve our customers with knowledge and pride.
You will need to have:
- At least 5 years of Retail butchery, working for a reputable, traditional Butchers.
- Experience of whole Carcass butchery, Pork, Beef, Lamb and Poultry
- Be skilled in boning, rolling, trimming, and portioning to the customer’s requirements.
- Happy to be customer facing, serving customers, in a warm and efficient manner.
- Fluent English speaker.
- Able to work full time, approximately 50 hours per week.
- Flexible with the days you work - we are open 7 days a week.
In return:
- You will be welcomed and treated with respect.
- Work in a great team atmosphere.
- Paid for every hour you work.
- Be paid weekly.
- Staff discount on purchases in the shops.
- Be provided with uniform, and safety shoes.
- Minimum Salary from £26,000.00 per year. A salary/ hourly pay rate will be discussed and decided after a Trial and a Block test. Those with greater experience may be eligible for a higher rate.
On successful completion of a block test and trial in our shops, there will be the option to start immediately.
OUR SHOPS ARE IN W12, SW13, IG10, SE1, E9, E11, W1U, SW4.
Are you the right person for the job? Please send a recent CV to recruitment@thegingerpig.co.uk
* WHOLESALE BUTCHER - BOROUGH MARKET
We are looking for an experienced full time butcher to join our busy wholesale team.
• A minimum of at least 1 year's experience as a Wholesale Butcher
• Some retail butchery experience, would be useful
• Previous knowledge of working to customer specs
• Full carcass work
• Capable to work to deadlines,
• Able to produce high quality cuts, even with large volumes
• High volume cutting experience
• Order collation and fulfillment
• Food Safety Level 1 or preferred
• Fluent English speaker.
• Company Pension
• Paid weekly
• Staff discount on all product purchases
Experience:
• Butchering: 2 years (Preferred)
JOIN US
Erika
Erika has been with us for 10 years. She started on the deli but soon became interested in what the butchers were doing, watching them cutting meat, serving customers, giving meat prep and cooking advice. She started helping on the butchery side and was trained up. She is now manager of our Hackney shop on Lauriston Road.
"It's a fascinating job and there is always a new skill to pick up or something to learn. My favourite part of the job is communicating with the customers and building relationships. They come to their local butcher with questions and trust in me to give good advice. I feel privileged that people trust my knowledge and take my advice and then come back and say how delicious their meal was. It's the best feeling. I also love working with different cuts and using my creativity to prepare something new, tasty and interesting."
Lynsey
Lynsey started life at The Ginger Pig five years ago manager of our Clapham shop. After a couple of years, she moved into a more general role, which allowed her an overview of the company as a whole and an insight into the day to day operations of our shops across London. A highlight was when she project managed the opening of our Wanstead shop, after which she was offered a directorship. She now oversees operations company wide and recently launched our new shop in Loughton, Essex. "The last few years have been the best of my professional life. I never take for granted how lucky I am to do a job that I love and work for a business that I’m proud to say I work for."
Sam
Sam started with us four and half years ago as a deli assistant in our Clapham shop. She then moved to our Marylebone shop three days a week to work in the kitchen and develop her skills, after which she went back to Clapham full time. She then had the opportunity to become manager of our deli counter in Wanstead, which gave her experience of a third shop. She then came back to manage our Clapham deli, as it was nearer home.
"After a while, I wanted something a bit more challenging and also to try an office-based role, which I've never done before. I now manage the day to day running of our wholesale accounts. I love what I do now, working in Borough Market’s head office with the best group of people. The office team all help in shops at Christmas, our busiest time of year, and I'm really looking forward to getting back to Clapham to see my old customers."
Andrei
Before he joined us, Andrei had worked in a number of different industries, from engineering to restaurants. He came to us in 2012, and started working on the deli and assisting on the butchery side. He is now the manager of our Marylebone shop.
"I loved working hard alongside the butchers and learning new skills for my new life in butchery. After two years as an apprentice, I took the next step as a full time butcher in Ginger Pig Marylebone. The passion and curiosity to learn more and more, made me choose butchery as a career. Thanks to The Ginger Pig I have also developed new skills and learnt about breeds and farming. My favourite thing about the job is customer interaction and people's interest and excitement when the butchers cut their meat in front of them. We build that special relationship with our customers and it's really rewarding."