supermarket meat cutter

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Supermarket and meat department
• Supermarket/grocery store

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
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Grind meats
• Make special sausages
• Prepare special orders
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Band saw
• Manual cutting utensil
• Power grinder
• Salami mixer and cooker
• Sausage machine
• Slicing machine

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
• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

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

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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