Meat Cutter - Meat Packing Plant

Alberta; Fort Macleod; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta is seeking a meat cutter for a meat processing and/or packing plant. You will cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses into primal cuts and remove bones. The role requires accuracy, teamwork, and the ability to perform physical work and stand for long periods.

Position is permanent full time with wages between CAD 22.00 and CAD 25.00 per hour, negotiable. Reliable transportation and potential shifts/on-call work may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in meat processing preferred.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Responsibilities

• Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging.
• Remove bones from meat.

Skills

Team player

Accurate

Education

Cold/refrigerated

Job description

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Earnings $22.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Work Hours 35 to 40 hours per week

Position Permanent Full Time

Job Requirements

Employer

Languages

Education

• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Tasks

• Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
• Remove bones from meat

Security and safety

• Drug test
• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Team player

Are you available for shift or on-call work?

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Interest in operating equipment to split carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating equipment to split carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses, and to skin, clean and trim carcasses

directive

Interest in preparing meat for further processing, packaging and marketing

Are you interested in helping farmers bring their products to customer's tables? Do steak cuts and sausage fillings get your juices flowing? Are you interested in the work that butchers do? Then you may want to consider a career as a meat cutter.