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Butcher, Retail
Posted on Mar 23, 2021 by Royal Mercato
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Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $15.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 36 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Apr 22, 2021
Employer
Royal Mercato
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Slicing machine
- Sausage machine
- Salami mixer and cooker
- Power grinder
- Manual cutting utensil
- Band saw
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Additional Skills
- Wrap and package prepared meats
- Weigh meats for sale
- 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
- Butcher shop
- Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment
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 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
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
Work Site Environment
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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
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Interest in compiling information to process customers' orders; and to maintain inventories and keep records of meat sales
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working to grind meats and slice cooked meats using powered grinders and slicing machines
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Interest in determining the amounts and types of meat cuts to be prepared; may supervise other butchers and meat cutters
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