Brenton Mossman
Guildford,NSW
Summary
Professional Master Butcher with 30+ years experience including Store Manager now seeking a new career path. Proficent in critical thinking, analytical problem solving and presentation skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Forklift Operator
ICC - Sydney Exhibition Centre
Sydney
2023.09 - 2024.01
- Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other materials.
- Transported material to correct locations and documented inventory changes.
- Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
- Inspected lifts before use to prevent damage to goods.
- Communicated with team members to coordinate efficient and accurate movements.
- Employed hand signals to communicate effectively with coworkers operating transport vehicles and direct movements from floor.
- Relocated goods from dock area to appropriate storage locations.
Forklift Operator
Sydney Meat Centre
Strathfield
2023.03 - 2023.08
- Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other meat products.
- Used handheld scanners for warehouse management system compliance.
- Communicated with supervisor and other warehouse staff to coordinate work.
Butcher
Holdsworths Quality Meats
Caringbah , New South Wales
2012.01 - 2016.06
- Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery.
- Sharpen knives and adjust cutting equipment.
- Cut, debone, and grind pieces of meat, including preparing orders to customers' specifications.
- Weighing, packaging pricing and displaying products
- Cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment
- Interacting with customers and provided valuable advice on meat products
Butcher/Retail Store Manager
Prime Quality Meats
Balgowlah
2006.02 - 2012.01
- Closely monitored display and refrigerator temperatures to ensure safety and quality of products.
- Supplied and trained personnel on matters of cleanliness, client interactions and various types of meat cuts.
- Followed emergency procedures in event of workplace accidents.
- Trained employees on safety and protective clothing guidelines to minimize injuries.
- Complied with federal, state and local sanitation regulations and department procedures.
- Maintained fully stocked retail shelves while rotating perishable products to prevent expiration and waste.
- Implemented suggestive selling techniques for less desirable cuts to maximize profits and clear inventory.
- Used sizing guidelines to cut meat products and arrange pieces in trays.
- Accepted and examined quality and correctness of daily meat deliveries.
- Processed sides of beef, whole pigs, chickens and other animals to separate into individual cuts.
- Cut meat efficiently by breaking product down into sub-primal and retail cuts.
- Answered customer questions about specific products and cut meats to specifications.
- Arranged cut meat and products in display case for customer viewing and selection.
- Cut, wrapped, weighed and labeled orders for customers.
- Sharpened knives on daily basis for optimal use and longevity.
- Inspected and stored meat upon delivery by verifying compliance with company quality standards.
- Prepared poultry for sale and consumption by cleaning, cutting and discarding inedible parts.
- Properly stored meat to decrease waste and increase product freshness span.
- Kept detailed records of meat cuts for accurate inventories.
- Trained new employees on cleanliness, client engagement strategies and various types of meat cuts.
- Cleaned meat preparation counters and butcher knives to avoid cross contamination.
- Used skewers and twine to shape, lace and tie roasts.
- Cut, trimmed and grinded meats to prepare for cooking form.
- Monitored employee use of machinery mincers, slicers and sausage fillers.
- Weighed, labeled and priced variety of cuts of meat for on-demand selections.
Education
Certificate III - Butchery
TAFE
Granville, NSW1991-01
Year 10 -
Glebe High School
GlebeSkills
- Stock allocation
- Palletizing
- Forklift Operation
- Meat Cutting
- Meat Preparation
- Sales
- Customer Service
- Machinery Maintenance
- Training personnel
- Processing equipment proficiency
- Waste Reduction
- Management
- Purchasing stock
- Safe Food Handling
- Multitasking and prioritization
- Honest, dedicated and hardworking
- Staff mentoring
- Reliable and punctual
- Trustworthy
Certification
- Cutting skills and knowledge of various cuts of meat learnt through on the job training
- Certificate III in Retail butchering
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Forklift Operator
ICC - Sydney Exhibition Centre
2023.09 - 2024.01
Forklift Operator
Sydney Meat Centre
2023.03 - 2023.08
Butcher
Holdsworths Quality Meats
2012.01 - 2016.06
Butcher/Retail Store Manager
Prime Quality Meats
2006.02 - 2012.01
Certificate III - Butchery
TAFE
Year 10 -
Glebe High School
- Cutting skills and knowledge of various cuts of meat learnt through on the job training
- Certificate III in Retail butchering
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