Meat Cutter - Retail or Wholesale

Job requirements

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

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

Work Site Environment

• Odours, Cold/refrigerated

Additional Skills

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Wrap and package prepared meats
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Train meat cutters

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Slicing machine
• Manual cutting utensil
• Power grinder

Specific Skills

• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
• Cut poultry into parts
• Grind meats
• Slice cooked meats
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

Work Setting

• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment 

Work Location