retail butcher
- High Prairie, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
2 years to less than 3 years
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
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Cold/refrigerated
- Butcher shop
- Supermarket and meat department
- Supermarket/grocery store
Tasks
- 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
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
- 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
- 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
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Health care plan
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Variable or compressed work week
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
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- 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
- Does not require Canadian work experience
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
- Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)
- 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
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare, cut, trim, package, weigh, and price meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, including customer-requested cuts, sausages, and product displays. Serve customers and supervise and train other butchers, meat cutters, and fishmongers.
Requirements
Requires a college, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a one- to two-year program, or equivalent experience, and two to less than three years of experience. The role requires operating meat-processing equipment and working in a cold, fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and handling physically demanding tasks.
Skills
- Meat Cutting
- Carcass Processing
- Meat Trimming
- Meat Packaging
- Meat Weighing and Pricing
- Poultry Cutting
- Fish Preparation
- Sausage Making
- Meat Grinding
- Butcher Equipment Operation
- Customer Service
- Staff Supervision
- Staff Training
- Attention to Detail
- Oral Communication
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Group Insurance Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Free Parking
- Employer-Paid Learning and Training
- Variable or Compressed Work Week
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Retail
- Food & Beverage
- Trades
- Customer Service & Support
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Butcher Shop
- Supermarket
- Meat Department
- Meat Cutting
- Carcass Processing
- Specialty Meat Cuts
- Meat Packaging
- Poultry Processing
- Fish and Shellfish Preparation
- Meat Grinding
- Sausage Making
- Meat Displays
- Band Saw
- Manual Cutting Utensils
- Power Grinder
- Sausage Machine
- Slicing Machine
- Customer Service
- Supervision
- Training
- Cold Environment
- Food Retail