Meat Inspector

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 76049
Ministry: Agriculture and Irrigation
Location: Airdrie Region
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary Full time (6 months with possibility of extension)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: October 22, 2025
Classification: Technologies 4

**Salary**: $2,442.94 - $3,199.46 bi-weekly ($63,761 - $83,506/year)

**Role Responsibilities**:
**Want to make a difference in Albertans’ lives? Do you want to help contribute to the safety of meat that Albertans eat?**

If you answered yes to these questions then we want you

We are currently looking to hire a **temporary full time** Meat Inspector for the Airdrie region.

As a Meat Inspector, you will be responsible for providing slaughter inspection services on kill floors at provincial abattoirs.

Duties while performing kill floor inspection services will include:

- Pre-operation inspection.
- Ante and post-mortem examination of animals.
- Completion of time reporting.
- Relevant inspection documentation.

This position is a regulatory role and involves the onsite enforcement of provincial statutes administered by the Meat & Dairy Inspection Section (MDIS). The MDIS is responsible for providing regulatory inspection service to approximately 120 licensed red meat and poultry abattoirs across Alberta.

**Join the Meat Inspector Team and help play a role in maintaining Alberta's reputation for excellence in food safety**

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
Below is a list of APS competencies critical for success in this role:

- **Agility** refers to the ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in an ever-changing work environment.
- **Drive for Results** will ensure that you remain focused on assuring legislation is met day to day and that documentation is completed and submitted in a manner that meets MDIS's operational requirements.
- **Build Collaborative Environments** involves strong verbal communication, negotiation and conflict management skills required for working with individual abattoir operators and workers to ensure abattoir operational needs are met while meeting legislative requirements.

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Recruitment Standard**:

- Two (2) year technical diploma in a related field, preferably in Animal Science, Animal Health/Vet Technology, or Food Safety/Food Science, plus
- Two (2) years of directly related meat inspection work experience (i.e. working as a meat inspector on kill floors).

**Equivalencies**:
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

**Preference will be given to those with**:

- Experience as a Meat Inspector within the Canadian federal or provincial meat inspection system (CIFA or other Meat Inspection program).

**Meat inspection experience may not be substituted with other education or experience.

**Assets**:

- Knowledge of animal diseases and pathology.
- Solid understanding of requirements for humane livestock handling and stunning.
- Food safety principles for slaughter and meat processing.
- Familiarity with and ability to interpret regulatory standards (e.g. Meat Inspection Act (AB), Meat Inspection Regulation (AB), and Meat Facility Standards).
- Robust competencies in communication and conflict resolution (e.g. Verbal Judo).
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Agridam, 1GX or similar ERP systems, and Safety aware.

The ability to work both independently and as part of a team while demonstrating the Alberta Public Service values of respect, integrity, accountability, and excellence are essential for success in this position.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

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**Notes**:

- **Term of Employment**: Temporary full time
- position (6 months upon hire with possibility of further 6 month extension(s)).
- **Hours of Work**: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
- **Location**: Airdrie Region.

Additional Information:

- Extended working hours (overtime) and/or travel will be required to complete assigned field work.
- Overtime rate will be applicable for all overtime.
- Ability to work under varying site conditions including inclement weather conditions and wet surface areas/environments (e.g. barns, kill floors).
- PPE will be provided.
- In house training will be provided.
- Fleet vehicle will be provided.

**Notes continued**:
**Position Physical Requirements**:

- Requires routine work in an active movement capacity at various ab