Retail Butcher

Work Term: Permanent

• Work Language: English

• Hours: 30 hours per week

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months Work site environment :

• Cold/refrigerated Work setting :

• Supermarket and meat department

• Supermarket/grocery store Tasks :

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting

• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters

• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat

• Wrap and package prepared meats

• Remove bones from meat

• Cut poultry into parts

• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers

• Grind meats

• Train meat cutters

• Slice cooked meats

• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products

• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

• Prepare special orders Equipment and machinery experience :

• Manual cutting utensil

• Power grinder

• Slicing machine Work conditions and physical capabilities :

• Fast-paced environment

• Standing for extended periods

• Attention to detail

• Physically demanding

• Hand-eye co-ordination Personal suitability :

• Dependability

• Excellent oral communication

• Flexibility

• Initiative

• Organized

• Reliability

• Team player Support for newcomers and refugees :

• 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.)

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees Support for youths :

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

• 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

• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to 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 Supports for visible minorities :

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities