Sales and service
Grocery store butcher
$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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