retail butcher

Work Term: Permanent Work Language: English Hours: 35 hours per week Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years 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