butcher - retail or wholesale

KOTHUR INDIAN CUISINE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant in Toronto is seeking a skilled Meat Cutter to join their team. The ideal candidate will have experience in preparing various meats, poultry, and fish, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include cutting, trimming, and packaging meats, as well as training new staff. The position requires a secondary school graduation certificate and the ability to handle heavy loads. If you are a reliable team player with a focus on client satisfaction, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of meat cutting experience required.
• Ability to handle heavy loads and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare meats, poultry, and fish for processing.
• Train meat cutters and prepare special displays of products.

Skills

Client focus

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Band saw

Manual cutting utensil

Slicing machine

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Odours
• Cold / refrigerated

Work setting

• Large restaurant and hotel

Tasks

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• 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
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Grind meats
• Train meat cutters
• Make special sausages
• Slice cooked meats
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products

Equipment and machinery experience

• Band saw
• Manual cutting utensil
• Slicing machine

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Fast-paced environment
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Recognized employer

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities