Meat Cutter

_Industrial Meat Cutter _
**Winkler Meats-owned by the Progressive Group of Companies through Progressive Meats Inc. since December, 2009**

**Position**: Industrial Meat Cutter (NOC# 94141)

**Number of Positions**: 1

**Wage**: $16.00/hour

**Terms of Employment**: Permanent Full-time (30-40 hour/week); includes varied hours and the potential for overtime.

**Language at work**: English

**Benefits**: After 3 months employment, employees are enrolled in a Group benefit package which includes: health, dental, prescription and Employee Assistance Program (company pays); and life/disability insurance (employee pays). After 2 years employees are eligible to enroll in a company matched RRSP/DPSP retirement plan.

**Vacation**: 10 days paid vacation after one (1) full year of work.

**Reports to**: Lead Hand on Harvest Floor Department or Lead Hand Cut Department

**Purpose**: Able to Harvest animals and prepare them for the process of deboning and/or able to cut, trim and prepare carcasses for packing and marketing

**Experience level**: minimum 2 years experience in the meat industry which shows skills matching the duties and responsibilities, qualifications and shows ability to meet the expectations of the company as noted below.

**DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Harvesting**:

- Unload the trailer of the animals coming into the plant for slaughter
- Count and record the numbers of animals
- Stun animal prior to slaughter
- Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering
- Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering
- Wash carcasses in preparation
- Skin whole animals and cut the animal in half
- Cut, trim and sort the internal organs of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal
- Weigh carcasses to be moved in to the cooler
- Clean and sanitize the kill floor
- Other duties as assigned
- Follow Food Safety Requirements
- Follow Health/Safety Requirements

**Cutting**:

- Saw, split or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling
- Pull, twist and remove bones and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing
- Cut bones from standard cuts of meat, such as chuck, hams, loin, plated, round and shanks to prepare meat for packing and marketing using a knife and meat hook. Insert the knife in the meat around the bones to separate meat, fat, tissue and defects
- Knowledge of the different cuts of meat
- Tend assembly line, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass
- Sort, vacuum pack, weigh, box and label the carcass cuts for shipping department
- Other duties as assigned
- Follow Food Safety Requirements
- Follow Health/Safety Requirements

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Knife handling skills
- Able to move and handle carcasses of various weights on a daily basis
- Able to multi task
- Communication skills-have good spoken/written English
- Able to work independently
- An awareness of hygiene, health and safety issues
- Good physical health

**NCII Certification in Butchering/Slaughtering Preferred

**EXPECTATIONS**:

- Able to cope with the physical demands of the job
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Knowledge of the different cuts
- Accuracy rate
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Attention to detail
- Able to work safely

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:

- Standing for long periods of time
- Repetitive motion
- Cold and sanitary environment
- Slippery conditions
- Able to wear the required clothing and equipment for the area worked

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

**Salary**: $16.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Winkler, MB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Meat Cutting: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Work Permit (required)

Work Location: One location