Slaughterhouse butcher

Hopcott Farms; Electoral Area A; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health care plan

Life insurance

Long-term care insurance

Free parking available

Travel insurance

Job summary

Hopcott Farms is seeking workers for an on-site slaughterhouse/meat processing environment. Responsibilities include slaughtering livestock, removing viscera, and cutting carcasses into primal cuts for further processing or packaging.

Work is performed on-site in a cold, noisy facility. Experience requirements are not specified; the site notes 7 months to less than 1 year experience typical, and there is no option for remote work.

Qualifications

• No degree, certificate or diploma required.
• Experience in slaughtering or meat processing is not specified as a requirement, but on-site work at a slaughter/processing plant is described.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Hand-eye coordination

Physical stamina

Standing for long periods

Education

No formal education required

Tools

Knives

Power cutting tools

Saws

Stunning devices

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

7 months to less than 1 year

ON SITE

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

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Noisy
• Cold/refrigerated

WORK SETTING

• Slaughter houses
• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

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

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Knives
• Power cutting tools
• Saws
• Stunning devices

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Public transportation is 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

WEIGHT HANDLING

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Life insurance

LONG TERM BENEFITS

• Long-term care insurance

OTHER BENEFITS

• Free parking available
• Parking available
• Travel insurance