Job Description
Kawther Market Halal Meat & Grocery
629 Bedford Highway
Halifax, NS B3M 2L6
(902) 445-2220
Position: Butcher - preferably specialized in Middle Eastern and South Asian style cuts
Permanent - full time position for 30 to 44 hours / week
Start date: as soon as possible
Employment condition & Physical Capabilities: Occasional overtime, Day, Evening, Weekend shifts. Work under pressure, Fast-paced environment, Standing for extended periods, physically demanding, handling heavy loads
Education: Secondary High School Certificate
Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years or more
Work site environment
Work setting
- Butcher shop
- Supermarket and meat department
- Supermarket/grocery store
- Wholesalers
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
- Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
- 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
- Clean and prepare fish and shellfish
- Sell meats to customers
- Cut fish into steaks and fillets
- Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers
- Grind meats
- Train meat cutters
- Prepare special orders
- Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products
- Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and seafood
Experience and specialization
Cuisine specialties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Band saw
- Manual cutting utensil
- Power grinder
- Slicing machine
Geographical areas of specialization
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Fast-paced environment
- Standing for extended periods
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Reliability
How to apply: By email to jobs.kawthermarket@gmail.com
