• Interacting with customers in a professional manner; resolving or re-directing their inquiries or concerns to ensure satisfaction
• Setting up and safely operating scaling, pricing, lifting, and other power equipment
• Cutting beef, poultry, lamb, and pork into retail cuts; using equipment to label and package them
• Observing good sanitation practices and procedures to prevent contamination
• Acquiring a strong working knowledge of various relevant health and safety acts
• Correctly using and maintaining hand tools and accessories
• Inspecting meat/poultry products; receiving and checking shipments against invoices, noting any errors
• Handling frozen products and maintaining refrigeration controls to prevent spoilage
• Displaying and maintaining meat products; analyzing sales volumes
• Maintaining written records, including service orders; ensuring product labels are clear, concise, and meet requirements
• Completing financial transactions as required

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent; credits in math, science, and English an asset
• Completion of 4,000-hour apprenticeship program, including on-the-job and in-school training

• Primarily employed in retail and food grocery business
• Indoor, 40-hour week; may be adjacent to refrigerated areas with temperatures between 4-10 degrees Celsius
• Sharp instruments like knives and saws pose risk of injury
• Employers include wholesale or retail meat shops, supermarket operations, delicatessens, and self-employment

Apprentice wage increases with skill and experience. Fully qualified workers earn an average of $18.50-$27.00 per hour. 

Retail Meat Cutter (245R)

If you checked YES to the majority of these questions, a career as a Retail Meat Cutter (245R) may be for you!

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