Industrial butcher

Location: Quinte Shores, East Northumberland County & Prince Edward County (Picton)

Canadian Blast Freezers/Canada First Brands , located in  Trenton , is a privately owned Canadian Company. We are a growing meat processing and cold storage company committed to providing industry‑leading product quality, customer service, and new product development to meet our customers’ needs.

Canadian Blast Freezers is seeking a  Full Time Industrial Butcher  join their team.

Responsibilities:

Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial, or other wholesale use

Ability to work on a steady‑paced production line, conducting various tasks such as de‑boning and or trimming pork cuts to customers’ specifications

Ensure proper care of knives and other tools provided

Manually packaging pork cuts into various formats (bags, cartons, combos, or other containers)

Loading product into packaging machinery

Inspect packaged products to ensure they meet final packaging requirements

Weighing product on scales and applying labels to cartons

Responsible for maintaining good housekeeping in your area and following good manufacturing practices, quality, and safety procedures

Strives to meet production yields/efficiencies standards

Promotes an open two‑way communication and takes accountability for one’s own work, with the goal of enabling a high‑performance team

Follows Canadian Blasts Freezers policies and procedures, health and safety policies, and HACCP standards

Promotes a respectful workplace, one that is healthy, safe, supportive, and values diversity

Take Line/Unit Leader feedback on issues and opportunities to improve the production process

Skills/

Qualifications:

Clean criminal record (willing to obtain record check)

Grade 12 Diploma

Able to work in a team environment

Able to multitask

Able to life up to 50lbs

Able to work in a cold environment (4 °C) and stand for long periods of time

Comfortable in a fast‑paced working environment

Comfortable working with meat

Must wear provided PPE and follow GMP policy ( no jewelry, no piercing, no fake nails on production floor)

References required

Additional Information:

Wages $22.33 per hour

Monday to Friday 6:30am-3:00pm

Eligible for group benefits after probationary period:

Group benefits include Comprehensive benefits package- dental coverage, vision coverage, paramedical expense coverage, and extended health and medical

Career Growth and Continued Training + Development

Monthly employee recognition lunches, yearly family event, and holiday lunches

Employee referral bonus program