Meat Cutter Apprentice position
The Little Butcher is currently looking for an employee who is passionate about local, healthy, and sustainable food. We are the only butcher shop in the Tri-cities doing nose-to-tail butchery and would like to find people who share our passion for the industry and who are eager to continue learning! We choose to source from independent, local farmers who raise their animals on pasture because we believe in supporting our local business community!
We are looking for an individual interested in learning the trade and coming onto our team as an apprentice. We have worked over the last few years developing our intricate 2 year apprentice program.
Tasks and responsibilities:
- Opening shifts: refreshing and filling our fresh display case with a wide variety of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and more.
- Breakdowns of whole animals, boning and trimming
- Portioning a variety of cuts
- Stringing or tying roasts
- Sausage making – evening shifts are scheduled twice per week
- Help with daily to do list creation
- Receiving and putting away products
- Bandsaw work - Second year only
- Grinder work
- Filling specialty/custom orders
- Cooking meat products
- Clean up of all heavy equipment, work tables and usual clean up tasks such as dishes, sweeping, mopping and garbage removal.
- All of our employees serve customers and handle cash.
Requirements:
- Heavy lifting of boxes and carcasses up to 60lbs.
- Standing for 10 hours or more.
- Food Safe Certification is an asset.
- Food industry experience of 2 years minimum, with strong knife skills.
- Butcher shop experience is an asset, but will train the right person.
- Availability minimum 3 week days and Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and Stat Holidays. Schedules around Thanksgiving and Christmas may include Sunday/ Monday.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to be trained by a member of the Butchery Team Canada
- A fun and vibrant team-oriented environment, where we are committed to the well-being of our employees and to continuous learning
- Discounts on/free food
- On site parking and transit accessible
- Health Spending Account for full time employees after 1 year.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $18.25 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
Flexible language requirement:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Port Moody, BC V3H 5C9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Why do you want to work at The Little Butcher?
- What is something you have learned working in the food and hospitality industry that you could apply at The Little Butcher?
Experience:
- Food industry: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
