retail butcher

Government of Canada; Sidney; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization in British Columbia is looking for a Meat Cutter to clean, cut, and package meats. The role requires a high school diploma and offers on-site work in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include customer interaction and supervising other staff. Candidates must be dependable and possess strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Physically able to handle heavy loads and stand for extended periods.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting.
• Cut carcasses, sides, and quarters.
• Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
• Wrap and package prepared meats.
• Sell meats to customers.
• Supervise other butchers and meat cutters.

Skills

Attention to detail

Client focus

Team player

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Manual cutting utensil

Slicing machine

Sausage machine

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Will train

On site

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

Work site environment

• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Supermarket and meat department
• Supermarket/grocery store

Responsibilities

• 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
• Cut poultry into parts
• Price meat products
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish
• Sell meats to customers
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Grind meats
• Train meat cutters
• Make special sausages
• Slice cooked meats
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

Experience and specialization

• Manual cutting utensil
• Sausage machine
• Slicing machine

Additional information

• Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Fast-paced environment
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player