Junior Butcher

**We are hiring a Junior Butcher at our 298 Eglinton Avenue West location**

**What’s in it for you**
- Full-time hours (40hrs/week, 8 hour shifts)
- Competitive hourly wage
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, life, travel, and EAP benefits after the eligibility period
- The chance to work with ethically and sustainably raised meats
- Employee discounts across Fresh City, The Healthy Butcher & Mabel’s Bakery
- You’ll be putting more food dollars into local farms so they can continue to grow the most nutritious and delicious produce while preserving farmland and biodiversity in Ontario
- You’ll be supporting the creation of a local food system, built on principles of sustainability and biodiversity, and demonstrating that this can be both financially sustainable for farmers and affordable for consumers
- You’ll be joining a thriving business driven by an experienced leadership team who have built successful businesses
- You’ll be joining a team of talented, fun people who take pride in supporting the Local Food System

**What you will be doing**:

- Rotating of products to ensure mínimal waste (FIFO)
- Clean, portion various cuts, grind and packing of meat for retail
- Responsible for closing the butcher counter
- Following guidelines to ensure uniform packed products for retail
- Cleaning and maintaining tools and equipment and ensuring displays and signage are accurate and attractive
- Help receive whole animals and perform quality inspections on meats and other products
- Adhering to food safety and sanitation controls
- Greeting and speaking to customers, providing advice, answering questions and fulfilling special orders.

**What you will bring to the table**:

- 1+ years of restaurant, food preparation and/or meat cutting is an asset
- Education or food preparation or meat cutting experience
- Strong communication, task management, and customer service skills
- Positive, passionate, and self-starting attitude and work ethic
- Proactive, responsible, and dependable
- A problem solver with the ability to think creatively and work with your hands
- Work well under pressure
- Food Handler’s Certificate is an asset

**Things you should know**:

- Weekend availability a must

**Physical Requirements**:

- Physically capable of being able to stand, walk, bend, and use hands and appliances.
- Able to lift and carry heavy boxes and whole animals (40lbs+)

**Working Conditions**
- Ability to work in cold temperatures (10C-12C).

**Our Commitment**:

- We thank all interested applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._

Fresh City is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, and Indigenous status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We will work with you to provide as seamless a recruitment experience as possible.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Every Weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)