retail butcher

Northern Fancy Meats; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialty meat processing company located in Yellowknife, Canada, is seeking a full-time butcher. Responsibilities include cleaning, cutting, and selling meats, and supervising other staff. Candidates must have a secondary school diploma and 1-2 years of experience in meat processing. This role requires work at the physical location, with no remote option. The company promotes equal employment opportunities for newcomers, refugees, youth, and visible minorities.

Qualifications

• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience in a meat processing environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting.
• Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat.
• Weigh meats for sale.
• Sell meats to customers.
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers.
• Grind meats.
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products.
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood.

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Posted on November 17, 2025 by a licensed third-party for Employer details Northern Fancy Meats

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Job details

• Salary 20.00 to 29.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 32 to 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Starts as soon as possible
• Source Job Bank #3446852

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

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

Responsibilities

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
• Weigh meats for sale
• Sell meats to customers
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Grind meats
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

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

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• 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
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous 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

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-12-02

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