Sales and service

Grocery store butcher

Whistler, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-15

$23.50 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Pay is about the local median for this work ($23.69 an hour; Job Bank, 2024)

What the posting asks for

  • 2 to 3 years' experience
  • High school
  • English

From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.

Hours and terms

  • 30 to 40 hours a week
  • Shifts: early mornings, mornings, days, evenings, weekends
  • Full time, Permanent employment
  • In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • Completion of secondary school may be required.
  • Completion of a college or other butchery training program may be required.
  • Several years of on-the-job training in food stores is usually required for retail butchers.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Butchers - retail and wholesale (NOC 63201). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Cut, trim, bone and otherwise prepare custom and/or standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale at self-serve counters or according to customers' orders
  • Prepare meat for special displays and/or delivery
  • Shape, lace and tie roasts and other meats, poultry or fish and may wrap or package fresh or frozen or prepared meats
  • Manage inventory, keep records of sales and determine amount, product line and freshness of products according to company and customer requirements
  • Adhere to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and food safety standards
  • Ensure food storage conditions are adequate

About the employer

  • Industry: Retail trade
  • Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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