Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
- Restaurant and food service
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
- Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
- Remove bones from meat
- Weigh meats for sale
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
- Make special sausages
- Prepare special orders
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Band saw
- Manual cutting utensil
- Slicing machine
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)