Head Butcher

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
- ** Work setting**:

- Supermarket and meat department
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
- Supermarket/grocery store
- Wholesalers
- Retail service establishment
- ** 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
- Cut fish into steaks and fillets
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
- Grind meats
- Train meat cutters
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Sell merchandise
- Order merchandise
- Authorize return of merchandise
- Assign sales workers to duties
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- ** Supervision**:

- 5-10 people
- ** Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Band saw
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Standing for extended periods
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Organized
- Team player
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week