Fishmonger / Fish cutter / Blockman

Description

Night Shift Fishmonger (or Blockman)

You are responsible for the sourcing, preparation, display, and sale of fresh fish and shellfish. The role combines technical knife skills with expert product knowledge to process raw seafood and provide high-quality customer service.

Main Job Responsibilities:

1. Preparation & Processing

Filleting & Deboning: Using specialized knives to scale, gut, fillet, and debone various types of whole fish. Shellfish Prep: Cleaning, shucking, dressing, and cracking shellfish like crabs, lobsters, and oysters. Custom Cuts: Trimming and portioning seafood to meet the specific size or recipe specifications of customers and restaurant clients.

2. Sales & Customer Service

Customer Advice: Recommending fish species and cuts, explaining flavour profiles, and suggesting cooking methods or recipes. Order Fulfilment: Weighing, pricing, and packaging products accurately, while processing cash or card payments.

3. Display & Merchandising

Ice Management: Building and maintaining fresh beds of crushed ice to keep products cool and visually appealing. Attractive Presentation: Arranging fish, shellfish, and value-added products (like pre-stuffed fillets) to attract buyers.

4. Stock & Hygiene Management

Inventory Control: Taking delivery of fresh supplies, rotating stock to minimize waste, and ordering inventory from wholesalers. Food Safety: Complying with strict food hygiene and health & safety regulations by keeping tools sterilized, maintaining cold storage temperatures, and disposing of waste properly.

Position: Full Time / Permanent

Working Pattern: Alternate weekly Schedule [ 5 days or 5 – 6 days /week, 40 to 45 hours /week] Monday to Sunday. Check offer letter for details

Shift Timing: 21:00 to 07:00 Hours

Location: Billingsgate Market, London E14 5ST until 27th August 2026, post which the job will be in NW10 7TR.

Ad ID: 5418748639