About the Role
This role is ideal for someone who already has some experience working with meat and is eager to develop their skills under the guidance of an experienced Meat Cutter. If you're passionate about quality food, enjoy working with your hands, and want to build a long-term career in the trade, we'd love to meet you.
Responsibilities
- Assist with cutting, trimming, portioning, and preparing meats for retail sale.
- Learn proper knife skills, cutting techniques, and product presentation.
- Package, label, and merchandise fresh meat products.
- Maintain exceptional food safety, sanitation, and quality standards.
- Rotate inventory and replenish displays following FIFO practices.
- Keep the department clean, organized, and production-ready.
- Provide friendly, knowledgeable customer service when assisting shoppers.
- Continuously develop skills and product knowledge through hands-on training.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a butcher shop, grocery meat department, food production, or meat processing is preferred.
- Basic knife skills and a genuine interest in learning the craft of meat cutting.
- A positive attitude with a willingness to take direction and learn from experienced team members.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to food quality.
- Comfortable working in refrigerated environments and handling raw meat.
- Reliable, hardworking, and team-oriented.
- Open availability, including weekends.
Skills
- Knife skills
- Food safety
- Sanitation
- Inventory management
- Customer service
Location
- Forest Hill
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
- Entry-level
Salary/Compensations
- Minimum wage ($17.60/hr)
- Negotiable based on previous experience and skill level
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Employee discount on gourmet groceries and prepared meals
- Employer-paid benefits for full-time employees
- Flexible scheduling
- A supportive, team-focused workplace
- Complimentary Summerhill Market swag
About the Company
- Summerhill Market is a Toronto boutique grocer known for scratch-made prepared foods, freshly baked treats, and on-trend ingredients.
- Our mission is to delight customers with every visit.
- We are a workplace where craftsmanship, quality, and community come together.
Equal Opportunity
- Summerhill Market is an equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in the workplace.
- We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Should you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
