BUTCHER  (Retail or Wholesale)    1 Vacancy

Employer: Kothur Indian Cuisine (Kothur Inc.)

Business Address/Location of Work: 649 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON – M4Y 1Z9

Nature of Employment: Permanent Full-time

Hours: 30 hours per week, shift and flexible hours, evening and weekend availability required

Salary: $18.50 per hour. Overtime will apply after 44 hours per week at a rate of $27.75 per hour.

Affordable housing available

Job Summary:

Responsible for the preparation of the meat in a fast-paced working environment. The right candidate will provide hands-on culinary skill to deliver excellent quality meat for the service.

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Large restaurant and hotel

Job Responsibilities as a Butcher includes but not limited to:

• Cut, trim, bone and prepare custom and/or standard cuts of meat, according to restaurant needs;
• Reorder meats based on inventory levels, freshness and sales records;
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards by adhering to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and the guidelines set by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA);
• Package fresh, frozen or prepared meats by wrapping them in designated shapes for restaurant use and/or distribution;
• Ensure that food storage conditions are appropriate and meet required standards;
• May oversee, direct the work of, or train new butchers and meat cutters;
• Ensure that the equipment is clean and sanitized before use;

Minimum Skills Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

or equivalent experience

• Vocational or technical training or certificate course or diploma is an asset;
• 1 to less than 2 years of experience as a Butcher;
• Must have knowledge and experience preparing and cutting meat for Indian Cuisine Cooking;

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Manual cutting utensil
• Power grinder
• Salami mixer and cooker
• Sausage machine
• Slicing machine

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Fast-paced environment
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

There are typical safety concerns and hazards associated with a butchery in a restaurant at the work location. These hazards include minor burns, dropping heavy equipment, cuts from sharp knives, chemical burns/irritations from cleaning supplies, etc.

Please apply:

By email at kothurdowntown@gmail.com with resume

By phone: from 11:00 to 15:00: (416)-836-9292

By mail: 649 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON – M4Y 1Z9

In person: from 11:00 to 15:00: 649 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON – M4Y 1Z9