Retail Butchers

Job description

These individuals process, cut, and prepare various products from pieces of meat and poultry. They mainly work in grocery stores and butcher shops.

Environment

Controlled ambient temperature
Equipment, machinery, tools
Odours
Uncontrolled ambient temperature

Main tasks

Greet customers, inform, and advise them on products and their preparation.
Sell products to clients.
Apply the hygiene, sanitation, health, and safety standards in force.
Pack, weigh, and label pieces for display.
Handle, clean, and maintain butchering tools and equipment.

Advancement and mobility

Experience leads to supervisory positions.

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

Secondary

DVS in boucherie de détail

Code : 5268

Placement rate: 82.9%

13% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation

WAP

This occupation is targeted by a Workplace Apprenticeship Program

Retail butcher

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

Data collection
Information processing
Active listening
Reading comprehension
Result evaluation

Oral expression
Time management
Service oriented
Critical thought
Social perception

More Less skills

Abilities

Manual dexterity
Near vision
Hand-arm stability
Classification
Oral comprehension

Verbal skills
Information organization
Control accuracy
Awareness of issues
Selective attention
Speech clarity
Digital dexterity
Core strength
Colour perception and distinction
Speech recognition

More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

Knowledge of customer and personalized services
Knowledge of plant and animal production
Spoken bilingualism (French and English)

Interests

Work in sales or client service
Work manually
Assist and advise

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Realistic: People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Social: People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Enterprising: People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.

Additional information

Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)

Butchers - retail and wholesale (CNP 63201)

Skill type

Sales and service