butcher - retail or wholesale
E-Commerce
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
Odours. Cold/refrigerated.
Work setting:
Butcher shop. Meat processing and/or packing plant/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.
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers.
- Grind meats.
- Make special sausages.
- Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood.
- Supervisory Experience.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Manual cutting utensil.
- Power grinder.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Attention to detail.
- Physically demanding.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Health benefits:
Disability benefits.