Iqbal Foods, Canada's premier halal supermarket chain serving the South Asian, Middle Eastern, and broader Muslim community across the Greater Toronto Area, is hiring a Retail Butcher for their flagship East York location on Thorncliffe Park Drive. This is a permanent full time role. You will work directly at the halal meat counter, taking primary responsibility for processing and presenting halal-certified meats for retail sale.

Your key responsibilities include:

- Cleaning and preparing raw meats for processing
- Cutting, trimming, and preparing standard and specialty cuts
- De-boning beef, lamb, poultry, and other meat varieties
- Operating grinding and slicing equipment for specialty preparations
- Preparing specialty sausages and other processed meat products
- Fulfilling custom cut orders to customer specifications
- Weighing and packaging meats for retail display and sale
- Maintaining strict compliance with government food safety regulations, company hygiene standards,



and halal handling protocols, including rigorous cross-contamination prevention

Iqbal Foods' store features tropical fruits and vegetables, halal-certified meats, imported dry goods, bulk spices and nuts, and is a cornerstone halal food destination for the Muslim community in East York.

Requirements

- 2 to less than 3 years of meat processing experience (butcher, meat cutter, or trimmer roles)
- Secondary school education minimum
- English language proficiency
- Knowledge of halal cutting methods (preferred)
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or valid work permit

Compensation & Schedule: Salary is $56,200 annually for 30 hours per week. Shifts are flexible and rotate across mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. Vacation pay is 4%.

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📌 Retail Butcher (Halal Meats) (Toronto)
🏢 Iqbal Foods
📍 Toronto