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Head butcher - retail or wholesale

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 30 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Asset languages

  • Portuguese

Work site environment

  • Odours
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Butcher shop
  • Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
  • Wholesalers

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
  • 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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Attention to detail
  • Physically demanding
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift

Experience

  • 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • To be determined
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Other benefits

  • Free parking available