Get your career in butchery started today!
Electric City Butcher offers multiple ways for you to start as a butcher or learn the tools of the trade.
Butcher Stage
Get to know the basics of how we work as butchers in Orange County, CA with a two-day stage. Our program is set-up to give you new techniques, information, & experiences. Similar to an internship in other professions, the culinary stage is an unpaid position that’s heavy on education & helps the future butcher or cook to decide if the position & industry is right for their needs, desires, & personality.
Butcher Apprenticeship
A longer-form version of the Butcher Stage position, we offer 10-week apprenticeships to those looking to secure a position as a butcher, or gain additional experience to build their culinary education. Our butcher apprentices gain hands-on experience cutting, piping, & producing meat-centric goods for an attentive customer base. Continue your culinary journey today with this unparalleled opportunity.
Butcher Jobs
As a growing company, we’re always looking to bring on new, excited staff to help serve our guests the best meats in Southern California. We have opportunities in retail & wholesale roles. Our butchers meet & interface with the movers & shakers of the SoCal food & restaurant scene, gaining invaluable knowledge & experience to grow a career in food.
Are you a chef or cook who loves cooking but is tired of the long hours? Do you like educating people about good product and how to create delicious meals? Are you looking to fine tune your skills in the craft of butchery? If you answered yes to these questions, you might be a great butcher at Electric City Butcher.
ECB is located in Downtown Santa Ana, and the premier butcher shop in Orange County. We work with whole carcasses sourced from local and sustainable ranches and farms. Our butchers are a fun, talented group of folks who enjoy customer service as well as learning. You should LOVE talking about food, and always be ready and willing to fill special requests. Other responsibilities include:
Setting up the butcher case in the morning and taking it down in the evening
Assisting other butchers with cutting for the case, roast tying and order fulfillment
Organizing and managing meat inventory
Cleaning and maintaining shop work space
Re-stocking, fronting and facing retail goods
Our ideal candidate will come in with basic culinary know-how, but we are happy to provide training for the right person - it's more important to us that you are friendly, outgoing, a hard worker and eager to learn! Part-time and full-time opportunities with additional hours required around major holidays. You must be available to work weekends and weeknights til 7pm. You must be able to lift 50 lbs.