Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Butcher shop
Relocation costs covered by employer
Willing to relocate
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
Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
Equipment and machinery experience
Manual cutting utensil
Power grinder
Sausage machine
Slicing machine
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Work under pressure
Tight deadlines
Fast-paced environment
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Standing for extended periods
Attention to detail
Physically demanding
Handling heavy loads
Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
Accurate
Client focus
Dependability
Efficient interpersonal skills
Excellent oral communication
Excellent written communication
Flexibility
Initiative
Judgement
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?
Are you willing to relocate for this position?
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
Morning
Day
Weekend
Other benefits
Free parking available
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for Indigenous people
Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
Support for mature workers
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
