About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment: Odours. Cold/refrigerated. Work setting: Butcher shop. Supermarket and meat department. Fish store.
Tasks
- 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.
- Sell meats to customers.
- Grind meats.
- Make special sausages.
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Band saw.
- Power grinder.
- Sausage machine.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Attention to detail.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Life insurance.
- Night shift premium.
- Long term benefits: Long-term care insurance.
- Maternity and parental benefits.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site amenities.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.
- Travel insurance.
Support for newcomers and refugees: Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.). Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. 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.
Support for Veterans: Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) . Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) . Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) . Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring pol