Industrial Meat Cutter – Meat Processing and Packing Full Time

Job duties

Island Town Foods Enterprises Ltd. is looking for a full-time Industrial Meat Cutter – Meat Processing and Packing to support our meat processing, wholesale meat cutting, frozen lamb order preparation, and sausage production operations.

Main duties include:

Cut, trim, bone, and portion lamb, goat, beef, poultry, and other meat products for further processing, wholesale packaging, and restaurant orders.
Cut frozen lamb and other frozen meat products into required portions for wholesale and large restaurant orders.
Prepare meat products for further processing, grinding, sausage production, packaging, freezing, storage, and wholesale distribution.
Remove bones, excess fat, skin, bruises, blemishes, and other unwanted portions from meat products.
Operate knives, band saws, grinders, slicers, scales, packaging equipment, and other meat-processing tools and equipment.
Grind, portion, and prepare meat inputs for lamb and chicken sausage production.
Assist with sausage production tasks, including preparing meat, mixing ingredients, stuffing, weighing, packaging, labelling, and storing finished sausage products.
Wrap, weigh, vacuum pack, label, box, and prepare meat and sausage products for storage, pickup, delivery, or wholesale orders.
Prepare pallets and packaged meat orders for wholesale and restaurant clients.
Record production information, product weights, batch details, packaging dates, temperature checks, and sanitation activities.
Inspect meat and processed meat products for quality, defects, size, weight, packaging, and food-safety compliance.
Clean and sanitize cutting tools, processing equipment, tables, packaging areas, and work areas.
Follow company SOPs, CFIA/SFCR, sanitation, temperature-control, and workplace safety procedures.
Assist with training new meat cutting and packing staff on safe equipment use, sanitation, packaging, and production procedures.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school or approved equivalent is an asset.
Experience in meat cutting, industrial meat processing, wholesale meat packing, butcher work, sausage preparation, or food production is preferred.
Ability to use knives, band saws, grinders, slicers, scales, and packaging equipment.
Basic English is required to follow safety instructions, labels, order specifications, and production records.
Must be able to work in a refrigerated/cold work environment.
Must be able to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive tasks.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs when required.
Knowledge of frozen meat handling, sanitation, food safety, meat packaging, and perishable product handling is an asset.
FoodSafe, HACCP, CFIA/SFCR, or other food-safety training is an asset.
Benefits
Vacation pay as required by employment standards.
Paid training provided by the employer.
Employee discount may be available.
Free parking available.
Transportation assistance may be provided by the employer.
Workplace safety coverage.

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