Exciting Career Opportunity

• Attractive remuneration and 10% company discount for you and your family
• Full on-the-job training and support provided
• Join Australia's largest independent supermarket

About us:

50 years since Roger Drake purchased his first supermarket in 1974, Drakes Supermarkets has now become the largest independent grocery retailer in Australia. While we’ve grown from one store to more than 60 stores across South Australia and Queensland, Drakes Supermarkets has retained the same values since day one.

Our mission at Drakes is to provide our customers with exceptional service, value for money, a great range and an outstanding shopping experience. To achieve this, we acknowledge that our customers are the most important people in our business.

What we offer you:

Become a valuable part of highly supportive diverse work culture, with more than 5,500 team members nationally, we’re committed to creating an inspiring workplace at Drakes, which supports the development of great people.

• 10% staff and family discount across all Drakes stores
• Wide range of corporate benefits including discounted gym memberships, banking, health insurance and much more!
• In-depth onboarding and career progression opportunities
• Company funded retail management qualifications and first aid qualifications
• Vehicle leasing opportunities

About this opportunity:

Our Gympie store is currently looking for a motivated and hard working applicant, to join the store's meat department as an apprentice butcher. 

Reporting directly to the Meat Manager, this successful applicant will be provided with the necessary training and skills to be an industry recognised butcher and attain a Certificate III in Meat Processing.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• A desire to study to become a Butcher
• Enthusiasm to work with meat products
• Excellent customer service skills
• High standards of personal hygiene
• Commitment to work health and safety
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry
• Express a positive "can do" attitude
• Problem solve
• Communicate effectively with management, team members, customers and external stakeholders

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you!