Peel Meat Packers is a trusted local meat processing facility operating right here in Drayton, Ontario. We pride ourselves on executing safe, high-quality, and humane beef harvest practices. We are currently seeking two reliable, hardworking individuals to join our production team as a Beef Kill Floor Operator.
Key Responsibilities
Humane Harvest Operations: Perform or assist with the humane slaughter, stunning, and bleeding of cattle in strict adherence to regulatory standards.
Carcass Dressing & Evisceration: Efficiently remove hides, heads, viscera, and other offal on a moving rail or stationary line.
Trimming & Splitting: Utilize specialized hand knives, cleavers, and industrial powered saws to split carcasses and trim off excess fat, bruising, or contamination.
Tool Maintenance: Safely handle, sharpen, and sanitize personal cutting tools, knives, and machinery.
Sanitation & Food Safety: Maintain a clean work workplace by washing down the kill floor area and ensuring absolute compliance with food safety guidelines.
Job Requirements
Physical Stamina:
Ability to stand for extended periods on concrete or metal grates, work in varying temperatures, and continuously lift, push, or pull heavy weights (up to 50 lbs or more).
Hand-Eye Coordination: Proficient knife skills or a robust mechanical aptitude to learn advanced industrial butchery techniques quickly.
Experience: Prior experience on a harvest/kill floor or inside a meat-processing abattoir is a major asset; however, we will train dedicated individuals with a strong work ethic.
Reliability: Strong punctuality, attendance, and team-player attitude for consistent daytime production schedules.
Job Types: Full time, Permanent
Pay: $24.50-$27.00 per hour
Benefits:
Company events
Dental care
Discounted or free food
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Store discount
Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
Drayton, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)