Butchers and Meat Cutters ( Denninger's)

Butchers and Meat Cutters – (Denninger’s)

Position: Butchers / Meat Cutters

Employer: Denninger’s

Location: 55 Brant Street, Hamilton - Onsite/In-person, Plant

Position Time: FT Permanent, New

Hours: Day Shift: Mornings 6:00 am, Monday - Friday

Wage:  $ 19.00/hr – 25.00/hr

Reports to: Plant Manager

Join a Team That Feeds Ontario!

Ready to Make an Impact? If you’re reliable, energetic, and ready to work with purpose, this role puts you at the heart of food production. You will be responsible for deboning and cutting standard cuts of meat.

The successful candidates would be self-motivated, possess strong learning agility and a passion to pursue a meat cutter career. The candidate will effectively maintain consistent standards, quality product. You are a team player and always open to lending a hand!

Key Responsibilities

• Deboning standard cuts of meat for further processing with a knife
• Trims fat and tissue from around bones
• Inspects incoming raw material and reports quality problems to sausage kitchen supervisor
• May roll and tie boned meat cuts to make roasts
• Ensures that all equipment is cleaned and sanitized
• All other duties as directed by Management

Requirements

• 1-2 years experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• 1-2 years experience using a knife.
• Comfortable working with raw meat products (beef, pork, chicken)
• Ability to stand and perform repetitive work for extended periods of time
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Comfortable with assisting other departments as necessary

Working Conditions

• Meat packaging and food manufacturing plant
• Physically demanding and fast paced work environment
• Early morning start (6 am Monday to Friday)
• Refrigerated (cold) environment
• Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling and fine manipulation

Essential Job Functions

• Standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Bend and stoop to grasp objects and climb ladders.
• Bend and twist the upper body, reach above and below shoulders.
• Bend and lift loads, up to 50 pounds.
• Push and pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling and fine manipulation.
• Environmental exposure to extreme temperatures (coolers, ovens, freezer, outdoors, etc.) ability to wear PPE such as hairnets, beard coverings, gloves

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive extended health benefits, including dental, life insurance, vision, Health Spending Account!
• Generous employee discount and perks!
• Fun Company Events!
• Training by Industry Professionals!
• Free parking!
• Career Growth and Opportunities!

We respectfully request no contact from recruiting agencies. No walk ins or phone calls.

We appreciate all applicants however, only online applicants who have completed our mandatory assessment will be considered. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Denninger’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and dignity in the workplace. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know — we’ll work with you to make appropriate arrangements.

We disclose that AI is used throughout the full recruitment process.