supermarket butcher
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
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.
- Clean and prepare fish and shellfish.
- Sell meats to customers.
- Cut fish into steaks and fillets.
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers.
- Grind meats.
- Train meat cutters.
- Make special sausages.
- Slice cooked meats.
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products.
- Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) .
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) .