Job details
- JobBank Id: 44628090
- JobSeekr Id: 389903
- Butcher – Retail Or Wholesale
- Westville, NS
- Full time
- West River Farms
- $21.00
- 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Butcher shop
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
Responsibilities
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
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Manual cutting utensil
- Power grinder
Additional information
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
Benefits
Health benefits
- Disability benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer