butcher - retail or wholesale

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

Cold / refrigerated

Work setting

• Butcher shop
• Supermarket and meat department

Tasks

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• 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
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish
• Grind meats
• 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

Equipment and machinery experience

• Band saw
• Manual cutting utensil
• Power grinder
• Sausage machine
• Slicing machine

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Fast-paced environment
• Standing for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Other benefits

Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
18 days ago