industrial meat cutter
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Hot.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Wet/damp.
Work setting:
Slaughter houses. Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment.
Tasks:
- Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses.
- Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging.
- Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use.
- Remove bones from meat.
- Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat.
- Cut carcasses, sides and quarters.
- Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Knives.
- Power cutting tools.
- Saws.
- Stunning devices.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Ability to work independently.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Own tools/equipment:
Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Dependability.
- Reliability.
- Positive attitude.
Screening questions:
Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement.
- Bonus.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Other benefits.
- Wellness program.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- 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:
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.