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Meat cutter - retail or wholesale

  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Supermarket and meat department

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
  • Weigh meats for sale
  • Cut poultry into parts
  • Price meat products
  • Cut fish into steaks and fillets
  • Grind meats
  • Train meat cutters
  • Prepare special orders
  • Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Employment terms options

  • Early morning

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week