Butcher - retail or wholesale

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
• Supervisory Experience

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