Master Butcher

Location: Arthur

Job Description

Our client is a well-established, family-owned pork processing company with more than 30 years of industry leadership. Their commitment to quality, innovation, and responsible growth has helped them deliver some of the freshest, highest-quality products in the market.

Position Overview

The Master Butcher is a highly skilled meat professional responsible for advancing product quality, consistency, and innovation. This role combines expert-level butchery with product development and innovation, quality assurance, and training.

Working closely with operations, QA, sales, and leadership, the Master Butcher plays a key role in:

• Developing and refining product specifications
• Troubleshooting quality and yield issues
• Supporting new product innovation
• Elevating butchery standards through hands-on training

This role requires deep expertise in meat anatomy (particularly pork), fabrication techniques, and customer expectations, along with a strong curiosity for continuous improvement and product evolution.

Key Responsibilities
Butchery Expertise & Product Development

• Perform advanced fabrication of pork with precision and consistency
• Develop and refine product specifications based on customer requirements and operational capabilities
• Collaborate with leadership to explore new product opportunities and value-added offerings
• Translate customer needs into cutting standards, yields, and presentation expectations

Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement

• Investigate and respond to product quality concerns and customer complaints
• Identify root causes (cutting technique, yield loss, trim standards, etc.) and implement solutions
• Partner with QA to ensure alignment with food safety, traceability, and regulatory standards
• Support development and documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Specifications & Standardization

• Support the creation and continuous improvement of product specification documents
• Establish clear cutting standards, tolerances, and visual guides
• Ensure consistency across teams

Training & Capability Building

Deliver hands-on training in:

• Knife skills and safety
• Fabrication techniques
• Yield optimization
• Support onboarding and upskilling of butchers and production staff
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor across the floor

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Participate in customer presentations, product demos, and “show & tell” sessions
• Provide expert guidance on product capabilities, cuts, and customization
• Represent the organization with professionalism, craftsmanship, and credibility

Core Competencies

• Craftsmanship & attention to detail
• Curiosity and innovation mindset
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Communication and teaching ability
• Customer focus and presentation skills
• Collaboration across operations and QA

This posting is for a newly created position.

Requirements
Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive hands-on experience in butchery (typically 8–10+ years or equivalent expertise)
• Deep knowledge of pork carcass anatomy and fabrication (other proteins an asset)
• Demonstrated experience in product development or specification creation
• Strong understanding of food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, CFIA requirements)
• Experience training or mentoring others in a production environment
• Formal certification preferred

Benefits

Why Join

• Hands-on role combining R&D, QA, and technical project work
• Opportunity to work on customer-driven product innovations
• Salary: $70,000 – $90,000

Requirements
Requirements Qualifications & Experience Extensive hands-on experience in butchery (typically 8–10+ years or equivalent expertise) Deep knowledge of pork carcass anatomy and fabrication (other proteins an asset) Demonstrated experience in product development or specification creation Strong understanding of food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, CFIA requirements) Experience training or mentoring others in a production environment Formal certification preferred