Overview

- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Asset languages
- Portuguese
Work site environment
- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Butcher shop
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
- Wholesalers
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
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
- Grind meats
- Train meat cutters
- Make special sausages
- Slice cooked meats
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
- Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure




- Tight deadlines
- Fast-paced setting
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
Employment terms options
- Morning
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Other benefits
- Free parking available

📌 Head butcher - retail or wholesale (Mississauga)
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📍 Mississauga