Abattoir Team Lead or Butcher/slaughtersperson

1 week ago

Pitt Meadows, Canada Hopcott Farms Full time

**Know your farmer, know your food**; Hopcott Farms owns almost the entirety of our food raising and processing activities. **For over 90 years we have led with ethical, sustainable, and transparent meat raising and processing practices that have made us Vancouver’s most trusted meat supplier.** You are our next great Team Lead or Butcher/Slaughterperson, based in our Abattoir in beautiful Pitt Meadows, BC, who not only embodies those same values, but comes with experience, drive, and a passion for agriculture that will help guide us into our next phase of growth.
- **What’s for you?**_

Glory. Glory and bragging rights. But there’s more than just the fame You will get to be an important and valued part of the (immensely talented) family at a **local, family run business that has been internationally recognized for excellence**, and you will have the opportunity to practice your craft with pride and confidence that it is being done the right way. You will also enjoy:

- **A salary of $50,000 - $56,500 (depending on your experience)**
- **A generous health benefits package that is 100% paid for by us**
- **3 weeks of paid vacation per year to stay healthy and charged**
- **5 paid sick days per year**
- **Discounted or free top quality foods**
- **Company and team events**
- **Casual dress code**
- **Onsite parking**
- **Diversity is a strength**_
- **Hello, is it you we’re looking for?**_
- **A minimum of 1-2 years of hands on meat processing experience**, preferably in an industrial environment (you’ve walked the walk)
- **Physically fit **and able to lift, push, and pull weight of up to 50 lbs
- **Consistent commitment to working safely and to animal welfare** (this one’s a deal-breaker for us)

**Here is what an average week will look like for you**:

- 60% of your time will be spent processing animals;
- Humane slaughter of livestock using air-compressed devices and cutting tools
- Skinning, cleaning and trimming
- Removal of inedible parts
- Splitting into smaller portions for further cutting, processing and packaging
- Removal of bones
- Cutting and packaging meat for commercial use
- 25% of your time will be spent leading the abattoir floor, this includes;
- Playing a significant role in continuing to shape the company culture that makes Hopcott Farms the best place to work
- Providing leadership surrounding to the Plant Manager in the continued enhancement of processes and products, finding solutions to problems that arise, creating associated reports
- Keeping inventory and ordering materials and supplies as needed
- 15% of your time will be spent on the production floor managing processes;
- Helping supervise, coordinate and schedule the abattoir team, who process, package, test and grade the premium foods and beverages created by Hopcott Farms
- Training staff and managing their safety
- Ensuring compliance with food safety and production compliance, and ‘best practice’ standards

Bonus points
- A degree, technical training, certification, or license, in a related field, will give you a leg up
- **You still here?**_

Great It sounds like you might be Hopcott Farms material. If you were nodding your head throughout this posting, then reply to this job ad and shoot us your resume and a quick note or a short video explaining why hiring you is a win-win.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $50,000.00-$56,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

**Experience**:

- Meat processing: 1 year (preferred)
- Beef slaughter: 1 year (preferred)
- People management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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