Retail Butcher

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work setting**:

- Butcher shop
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
- Wholesalers
- ** 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
- Sell meats to customers
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
- Grind meats
- Train meat cutters
- Make special sausages
- Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
- Prepare special orders
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Work under pressure
- Fast-paced environment
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- ** Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Does not require Canadian work experience
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 hours per week