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Butcher - Retail Or Wholesale

Employer

Cargill Meat Solutions

Date Posted

December 31, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location High River, AB
  • Earnings $26.25 to $29.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 36 to 48 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 50  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jan 21, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Cargill Meat Solutions

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Odours
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate
  • Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Tasks

  • Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
  • Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
  • Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
  • Remove bones from meat
  • Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Band saw
  • Manual cutting utensil
  • Slicing machine

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Night shift premium
  • Pension plan
  • Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits
  • Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • Parking available
  • Wellness program

Support for newcomers and refugees

Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Butcher - Retail Or Wholesale is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Retail and Wholesale
METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to process customers' orders; and to maintain inventories and keep records of meat sales

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to grind meats and slice cooked meats using powered grinders and slicing machines

directive

Interest in determining the amounts and types of meat cuts to be prepared; may supervise other butchers and meat cutters

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