Head Butcher job at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
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Head Butcher
2026-02-09T09:37:37+00:00
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Hospitality, and Tourism
Restaurant & Hospitality, Art, Fashion & Design, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Business Operations
KES
MONTH
2026-02-18T17:00:00+00:00
8

Job Description

  • Reporting to the Cluster Executive Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: 
  • Actively share ideas, opinion and suggestions to improve the environment and menus 
  • Ensure consistency in the preparation of all Butchery items for a la carte and/or buffet menus according to property recipes and standards 
  • Communicate effectively with the rest of the team and thrive for guest feedback. 
  • Maintain cleanliness and proper rotation of product in Butcher chillers 
  • Minimize wastage/ spoilage  
  • Daily attendance at BEO meeting and proper distribution & adjustments to culinary BEOs. 
  • Liaison daily with Outlet Chefs to keep open lines of communication & guest feedback 
  • Strives to maintain & improve all Colleague cafeteria food offerings, preparations & presentations 
  • Personally inspect all Butchery items entering Fairmont the Norfolk for quality & hygiene standards 
  • Ensures proper portion control to minimize wastage in the Butcher Shop 
  • Complete daily Meat, Fish & Poultry market lists based on hotel volume 
  • Ensure daily rotation of all Butchery items from the outlets to maintain quality 
  • Liaison with purchaser to communicate quality for money ratio 
  • Maintain consistency for all items leaving the Butcher Shop 
  • Yield testing of all products 
  • Keep inventory of red meats to ensure proper aging of meats 
  • Performs any other reasonable duties as required by the department head 
  • Ensure storeroom requisitions are accurate to minimize repeat visits 

Qualifications

  • Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language. 
  • High School and culinary school training. 
  • HACCAP knowledge. 
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment. 
  • Ability to work cohesively as part of a team 
  • Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times. 
  • Actively share ideas, opinion and suggestions to improve the environment and menus
  • Ensure consistency in the preparation of all Butchery items for a la carte and/or buffet menus according to property recipes and standards
  • Communicate effectively with the rest of the team and thrive for guest feedback.
  • Maintain cleanliness and proper rotation of product in Butcher chillers
  • Minimize wastage/ spoilage
  • Daily attendance at BEO meeting and proper distribution & adjustments to culinary BEOs.
  • Liaison daily with Outlet Chefs to keep open lines of communication & guest feedback
  • Strives to maintain & improve all Colleague cafeteria food offerings, preparations & presentations
  • Personally inspect all Butchery items entering Fairmont the Norfolk for quality & hygiene standards
  • Ensures proper portion control to minimize wastage in the Butcher Shop
  • Complete daily Meat, Fish & Poultry market lists based on hotel volume
  • Ensure daily rotation of all Butchery items from the outlets to maintain quality
  • Liaison with purchaser to communicate quality for money ratio
  • Maintain consistency for all items leaving the Butcher Shop
  • Yield testing of all products
  • Keep inventory of red meats to ensure proper aging of meats
  • Performs any other reasonable duties as required by the department head
  • Ensure storeroom requisitions are accurate to minimize repeat visits
  • Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language.
  • HACCAP knowledge.
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment.
  • Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
  • Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times.
  • High School and culinary school training.
bachelor degree
24
JOB-6989aae19122d

Vacancy title:
Head Butcher

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism, Category: Restaurant & Hospitality, Art, Fashion & Design, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, February 18 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 9 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Description

  • Reporting to the Cluster Executive Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: 
  • Actively share ideas, opinion and suggestions to improve the environment and menus 
  • Ensure consistency in the preparation of all Butchery items for a la carte and/or buffet menus according to property recipes and standards 
  • Communicate effectively with the rest of the team and thrive for guest feedback. 
  • Maintain cleanliness and proper rotation of product in Butcher chillers 
  • Minimize wastage/ spoilage  
  • Daily attendance at BEO meeting and proper distribution & adjustments to culinary BEOs. 
  • Liaison daily with Outlet Chefs to keep open lines of communication & guest feedback 
  • Strives to maintain & improve all Colleague cafeteria food offerings, preparations & presentations 
  • Personally inspect all Butchery items entering Fairmont the Norfolk for quality & hygiene standards 
  • Ensures proper portion control to minimize wastage in the Butcher Shop 
  • Complete daily Meat, Fish & Poultry market lists based on hotel volume 
  • Ensure daily rotation of all Butchery items from the outlets to maintain quality 
  • Liaison with purchaser to communicate quality for money ratio 
  • Maintain consistency for all items leaving the Butcher Shop 
  • Yield testing of all products 
  • Keep inventory of red meats to ensure proper aging of meats 
  • Performs any other reasonable duties as required by the department head 
  • Ensure storeroom requisitions are accurate to minimize repeat visits 

Qualifications

  • Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language. 
  • High School and culinary school training. 
  • HACCAP knowledge. 
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment. 
  • Ability to work cohesively as part of a team 
  • Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times. 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Hospitality/ Chef/ Cook jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, February 18 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 09-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 09-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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