Butcher, Retail

or equivalent experience

**Work site environment**:

- Cold/refrigerated

**Work setting**:

- Butcher shop

**Tasks**:

- Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
- Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
- Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
- Remove bones from meat
- Weigh meats for sale
- Cut poultry into parts
- Sell meats to customers
- Grind meats
- Make special sausages
- Prepare special orders
- 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

**Area of work experience**:

- Cleaning

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Fast-paced environment
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination

**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?

**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer