butcher - retail or wholesale

Work setting

• Butcher shop
• Supermarket and meat department
• Supermarket / grocery store

Tasks

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
• Wrap and package prepared meats
• Remove bones from meat
• Weigh meats for sale
• Cut poultry into parts
• Price meat products
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish
• Sell meats to customers
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Grind meats
• Train meat cutters
• Make special sausages
• Slice cooked meats
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
• Prepare special orders

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Standing for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability

Employment terms options

• Evening

Employment terms options

• Shift
• Morning
• Day
• Weekend
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 30 hours per week