butcher, retail
- Canning, NS, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
No experience (will train)
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Equipment and machinery experience
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Health benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
No 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
- Butcher shop
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Wholesalers
Tasks
- Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
- 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
- Grind meats
- Make special sausages
- Slice cooked meats
- Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
Equipment and machinery experience
- Band saw
- Manual cutting utensil
- Power grinder
- Sausage machine
- Slicing machine
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- 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
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Does not require Canadian work experience
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare, cut, trim, weigh, price, and package meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, including customer-requested cuts and specialty products. Serve customers and operate equipment such as band saws, grinders, sausage machines, and slicers while maintaining clean work areas.
Requirements
No degree, certificate, or diploma is required, and no prior experience is needed because training is provided. The role requires working on-site in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment and calls for accuracy, dependability, flexibility, and strong communication and teamwork.
Skills
- Meat Cutting and Preparation
- Meat Trimming
- Meat Packaging
- Meat Weighing and Pricing
- Poultry Cutting
- Fish and Seafood Preparation
- Meat Grinding
- Sausage Making
- Meat Slicing
- Roast Tying
- Band Saw Operation
- Manual Cutting Tools
- Power Grinder Operation
- Customer Service
- Attention to Detail
- Hand-Eye Coordination
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
- Free Parking
- Paid Learning and Training
- Team-Building Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Retail
- Trades
Keywords
- Butcher Shop
- Meat Cutting
- Meat Processing
- Specialty Meat Cuts
- Meat Packaging
- Poultry
- Fish and Shellfish
- Sausage Making
- Meat Grinding
- Meat Slicing
- Band Saw
- Manual Cutting Utensils
- Power Grinder
- Sausage Machine
- Slicing Machine
- Customer Service
- Food and Beverage Services
- Cold Environment
- Heavy Lifting
- Attention to Detail