• Full Time
  • Calgary

Bouvry Exports Calgary Ltd.

Bouvry Exports Calgary Ltd.

  • Business Address: 222 – 58th Ave SW, Suite 312 Calgary, AB, T2H 2S3
  • Job Location: 254072 Twp Rd 92 Fort Macleod, AB, T0L 0Z0 (Slaughterhouse, Meat processing and packing plant)
  • Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
  • Vacancies: 25
  • Terms and Conditions of Employment:
  • Wage: $21.00 to $27.00 / hour (+ $1.00/hour premium for night shift); Bonus, salary increases based on performance as per company policy
  • Permanent Hours: Full-time (40h/week); Day shift starts between 5:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. and ends between 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; evening shift for boning room: 3:00 pm. – 11:30 p.m.; Occasional weekend and overtime work may be required
  • Group Insurance Benefits after 3 months of employment (dental, extended medical, eyeglasses, as per benefit plan policy).
  • Eligibility for staff sales (discounted food).

Requirements:

  • Language: Basic English or French
  • No education required
  • Some experience required; on-the job training provided
  • Ability to use knives properly
  • Criminal record check if required to work at packaging facility and warehouse
  • Personal suitability: Team player
  • Able to work in a noisy, odourful, hot, or refrigerated environment

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads (Up to 23 kg/50 lbs)
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Slaughter livestock
  • Remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
  • Remove hide, clean and trim animal carcasses
  • Cut carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
  • Divide carcasses into smaller portions for easy handling
  • Remove skin, excess fat, bruises, or other blemishes from carcasses or meat portions
  • Cut meat into specific cuts for wholesale use
  • Remove bones from meat
  • Package meat products in bags, boxes or other containers for wholesale shipments
  • Review products and packaging for basic quality defects
  • Guarantee adherence to health standards for raw meat management

Equipment and Tools Used:

  • Knives
  • Stunning devices
  • Power cutting tools
  • Saws

HOW TO APPLY:

  • By email: brenda@bouvrycanada.ca
  • By mail: PO Box 2024 Fort Macleod, AB, T0L 0Z0

Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.