head butcher - retail
Job detail
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Air conditioned
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Supermarket and meat department
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
- Supermarket/grocery store
- Wholesalers
- Retail service establishment
Responsibilities
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
- Cut poultry into parts
- Price meat products
- Sell meats to customers
- Cut fish into steaks and fillets
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
- Grind meats
- Train meat cutters
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
- Assign sales workers to duties
- Authorize return of merchandise
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
- Order merchandise
- Sell merchandise
Supervision
- 5-10 people
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Band saw
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player