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Butcher - retail or wholesale

  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Odours
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

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

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
  • Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
  • Train meat cutters
  • Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
  • Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

Equipment and machinery experience

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Attention to detail
  • Physically demanding
  • Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Team player

Employment terms options

  • Early morning

Government programs

  • Recognized employer

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift

Experience

  • 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 to 44 hours per week