Industrial Meat Cutter

Employer: Bouvry Exports Calgary Ltd.

Business Address: 222 - 58th Ave SW, Suite 312 Calgary, AB, T2H 2S3

Job Location: 254072 Twp Rd 92 Fort Macleod, AB, T0L 0Z0 (Slaughterhouse, Meat processing and packing plant)

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Vacancies: 25

Terms and Conditions of Employment:

• Wage: $21.00 to $27.00 / hour (+ $1.00/hour premium for night shift); Bonus, salary increases based on performance as per company policy

• Permanent

• Hours:
o Full-time (40h/week)
o Day shift starts between 5:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. and ends between 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; evening shift for boning room: 3:00 pm. – 11:30 p.m.
o Occasional weekend and overtime work may be required

• Group Insurance Benefits after 3 months of employment (dental, extended medical, eyeglasses, as per benefit plan policy).

• Eligibility for staff sales (discounted food).

Requirements:

• Language: Basic English or French

• No education required

• Some experience required; on-the job training provided

• Ability to use knives properly

• Criminal record check if required to work at packaging facility and warehouse

• Personal suitability: Team player

• Able to work in a noisy, odourful, hot, or refrigerated environment
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks

• Handling heavy loads (Up to 23 kg/50 lbs)

• Physically demanding

• Manual dexterity

• Hand-eye co-ordination

• Standing for extended periods

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Slaughter livestock
• Remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
• Remove hide, clean and trim animal carcasses
• Cut carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
• Divide carcasses into smaller portions for easy handling
• Remove skin, excess fat, bruises, or other blemishes from carcasses or meat portions
• Cut meat into specific cuts for wholesale use
• Remove bones from meat
• Package meat products in bags, boxes or other containers for wholesale shipments
• Review products and packaging for basic quality defects
• Guarantee adherence to health standards for raw meat management

Equipment and Tools Used:

• Knives

• Stunning devices

• Power cutting tools

• Saws