butcher - wholesale

J&F Seafood Corp.; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

J&F Seafood Corp. in Vaughan is seeking a skilled butcher/meat cutter to join our fish store and wholesalers team. You will cut carcasses, clean fish and shellfish, weigh products and prepare displays, working on-site in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has a secondary school diploma and 1 year to less than 2 years of experience, good attention to detail, and the ability to supervise other staff as needed. Safety and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation required.
• 1 year to less than 2 years experience.
• On-site work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting.
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters.
• Weigh meats for sale.
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish.
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets.
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers.
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products.
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood.
• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Fish store
• Wholesalers

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• Weigh meats for sale
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing

Experience and specialization

Food specialties

• Fish and seafood

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
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment groups

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

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