Butcher, retail Full Time

Overview

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Supermarket and meat department
• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
• Supermarket/grocery store

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
• Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
• 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
• Sell meats to customers
• Cut fish into steaks and fillets
• Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
• Train meat cutters
• 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

• Slicing machine

Additional information

• Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Work under pressure
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Team player