Butcher, Retail

Work site environment

• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Supermarket and meat department

Responsibilities

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
• 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 orders
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

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

Additional information

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
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player