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.