slaughterhouse butcher
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Wet/damp.
Work setting:
- Slaughter houses.
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment.
- Remote location.
Tasks:
- Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses.
- Slaughter cattle, calves, and sheep as prescribed by religious laws.
- 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.
- Perform other labouring and elemental activities.
- Clean work area.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Cleavers.
- Knives.
- Power cutting tools.
- Saws.
- Stunning devices.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
Own transportation.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Work under pressure.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
Employment terms options:
Early morning.
Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Support for youths:
- 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.