industrial meat cutter

Beretta Farms; City of Lacombe; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A meat processing facility in Lacombe, Alberta, is seeking a skilled individual for livestock processing tasks. Responsibilities include slaughtering livestock and preparing meat products in compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates must have physical stamina, a strong attention to detail, and experience with relevant tools. Benefits include health care, dental plans, and group insurance. This role requires on-site work with no remote options.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Group insurance benefits

Parking available

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience.
• Ability to handle physically demanding tasks such as lifting heavy loads.
• Experience with knives and power cutting tools.

Responsibilities

• Slaughter livestock and process meat according to prescribed methods.
• Handle heavy loads and perform repetitive tasks in a demanding environment.
• Ensure high attention to detail in meat processing tasks.

Skills

Slaughter livestock

Manual dexterity

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Knives

Power cutting tools

Saws

Stunning devices

Job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

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

• Noisy
• Odours
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Slaughter houses
• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
• Willing to relocate
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
• Slaughter cattle, calves, and sheep as prescribed by religious laws
• Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
• Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use
• Remove bones from meat

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Knives
• Power cutting tools
• Saws
• Stunning devices

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Other Benefits

• Other benefits
• Parking available