Butcher, slaughterhouse

Work site environment

• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Slaughter houses
• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
• Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
• Remove bones from meat

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Knives

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Long term benefits

• Other benefits
• Pension plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer

• How-to-apply instructions

  Here is what you must include in your application:

  • Cover letter
  • References attesting experience
  • Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed

  This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?