Meat Cutter (NOC 65202)

Are you passionate about quality, precision, and great customer service? Fresh Market Foods is seeking a skilled Meat Cutter to join our Meat Department. If you take pride in preparing fresh, high-quality cuts and enjoy a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you! Join a team that values freshness and excellence—where your work helps create meals and memories for our community.

Job Duties:

• Grind meat and slice cooked meats using powered grinders and slicing machines
• Cut, weigh, package, label, and price meat, meat products, fish, and seafood for sale
• Create and prepare a variety of items for the Fresh Market Foods Gourmet Meats counter
• Operate and maintain the smoker room, including smoking meats, monitoring temperatures, and ensuring proper smoking procedures
• Prepare and season meat for smoking according to company recipes and quality standards
• Monitor smoke levels, humidity, and cooking times to ensure consistent product quality
• Accurately complete all required smokehouse documentation and production records to ensure food safety, traceability, and compliance
• Clean and sanitize smoker equipment regularly to maintain food safety and hygiene standards
• Monitor meat, fish, and seafood quality, check expiry dates, and rotate products to maintain freshness
• Follow production sheets to ensure adequate product is prepared for the day
• Restock meat cases and counters throughout the day as needed
• Suggest complementary and/or alternative meat or fish products to customers
• Receive and store merchandise in accordance with company standards
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment, ensuring all equipment is in good working order
• Practice Safe Food Handling by following proper sanitization and food storage procedures
• Notify manager when supplies are low for timely reordering
• Assist with special orders, bulk orders, and pre-orders for customers as required

Terms of Employment: Permanent Full-time (40 hours/week)

Positions: 1

Location of Work: 79 Queen Street; Sioux Lookout, ON   P8T 1A1

Wage/Salary: $21.00- $24.00 per/hour (depending on experience)

Benefits: After completing the 3-month probationary period, employees are eligible to sign up for our Medical & Dental Benefits and Long-Term Disability. Employees will also have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Maple Program, Wellness Program, Dayforce Wallet and receive staff discount of 10%. Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP) are available after 1 year of employment.

Education: Completion of high school or equivalent combination of education and experience

Language of Work: English, French (an asset but not a requirement)

Work Experience: 1 – 2 years’ experience

Transportation: Fresh Market Foods will pay for the one-time round-trip transportation costs of the successful candidate to our location and back to the successful candidate’s permanent residence at the end of the applicable work period.

Housing: Below-market value employee housing may be available, subject to availability.

Apply with Resume to:

Liz Ward, Human Resources Manager

Email: jobs@freshmarketfoods.ca

Frssh Market Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage all interested applicants to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided during the hiring process.