butcher - retail or wholesale

JO & JOHN MEAT PRODUCE & DELICATESSEN LTD.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local meat processing shop in Mississauga seeks an experienced butcher to join their team. Responsibilities include preparing meats, supervising staff, and ensuring customer orders are met. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience and a secondary school certificate. This role is full-time with a salary of CAD 37.00 per hour, and requires working at the physical location.

Benefits

Free parking available

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in meat cutting and processing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and physically demanding environment.
• Strong hand-eye coordination and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting.
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters as per order.
• Supervise other butchers and meat cutters.

Skills

Team supervision

Meat preparation

Customer service

Efficiency

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Band saw

Manual cutting utensil

Job description

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Job details

• Location: 2001 Wharton Way Mississauga, ON L4X 2B2
• Salary: 37.00 hourly / 44 hours per week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years. Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Industry: Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Butcher shop
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
• Wholesalers

Responsibilities

• 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
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Grind meats
• Make special sausages
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
• Prepare special orders

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Band saw
• Manual cutting utensil

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Standing for extended periods
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Hand-eye coordination

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Other benefits

• Free parking available

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

• Support for persons with disabilities: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Support for Indigenous people: Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Support for mature workers: Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-10-26

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JO & JOHN MEAT PRODUCE & DELICATESSEN LTD.

• Retail trade
• 1 job posting advertised
• Medium-sized business (between 5 and 100 employees)