Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Supermarket/grocery store
Responsibilities
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 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
- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Weight handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
