butcher - wholesale

Cioffi’s Group; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local butcher shop is seeking a permanent butcher to join their team in Metro Vancouver. This position involves various tasks including cutting and preparing meat, supervising other staff, and ensuring quality service. Ideal candidates should have a high school graduation certificate and be flexible and organized. A supportive work environment with amenities for everyone is offered.

Benefits

On-site amenities

Parking available

Mentorship and training programs for various groups

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience in a butcher shop or equivalent.
• Ability to handle heavy loads and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters.
• Prepare specials cuts and standard cuts of meat.
• Supervise other butchers and meat cutters.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexibility

Organized

Hand-eye coordination

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Work Term : Permanent

Work Language : English

Hours : 35 hours per week

Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience : 1 to less than 7 months

or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Butcher shop
• Wholesalers

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
• Price meat products
• Sell meats to customers
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Grind meats
• Train meat cutters
• Slice cooked meats
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
• Prepare special orders

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Standing for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• Parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and / or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for youth
• 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

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• 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 (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities