• or equivalent experience

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Meat Cutter Trade Certification

Equipment and Machinery Experience

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

Additional Skills

• Wrap and package prepared meats
• Weigh meats for sale
• Train meat cutters
• Sell meats to customers
• Price meat products
• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers

Work Setting

• Supermarket and meat department
• Supermarket/grocery store

Specific Skills

• Slice cooked meats
• Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
• Remove bones from meat
• Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
• Prepare special orders
• Make special sausages
• Grind meats
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Cut poultry into parts
• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• Clean and prepare fish and shellfish

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check

Work Site Environment

• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines

Work Location Information

• Willing to relocate

Personal Suitability

• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Accurate
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Organized

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?