9 Mar 2026

Industrial Meat Cutter/Butcher (meat processing plant)

  • Johnston Packers (1995) Ltd (dba Johnston’s)
  • Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
  • Job ID : 366601
  • Category : Skilled Labor
  • Job Type : Full-Time
  • Salary : $25.00 Hourly
  • Anticipated Start Date : 2026-03-09
  • Posting Date : 09 Mar 2026
  • Expiry Date : 08 Apr 2026

Description

Title:

Industrial Meat Cutter/Butcher (meat processing plant)

 

Available Positions:

8

 

Terms of Employment:

Permanent, full time, overtime, early morning, morning, day, overtime required, overtime available

 

Salary:

Starting at $25.00/hour (up to $25.46/hour, may be negotiable, pending experience), 40 hours/week, benefits as per collective agreement, medical extended health / dental / vision / disability / life insurance benefits, RRSP contribution program after 1 year of employment, 2 weeks’ vacation after 1 year of service at the rate of 4% of vacation pay.

 

Other Perks:

All Johnston’s products at wholesale cost plus 10% staff discount, boot allowance, health & wellness program, employee referral bonus, perfect attendance accumulated banked hours, registered with WSBC, and much more!

 

Anticipated Start Date:

As soon as possible

 

Location:

5828 Promontory Rd, Chilliwack, British Columbia, V2R 4M4

 

Languages:

English

 

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

 

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years

 

On site:

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

 

Work site environment:

  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Wet/damp

 

Work setting:

  • Slaughterhouse
  • Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

 

Responsibilities

Tasks:

  • Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
  • Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
  • Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use
  • Remove bones from meat
  • Cut carcasses, sides and quarters
  • Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
  • Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting
  • Remove skin, excess fat, bruises or other blemishes from carcasses or meat portions.

 

Equipment and machinery experience:

  • Knives
  • Power cutting tools
  • Saws
  • Stunning devices

 

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Work under pressure
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work independently

 

Weight handling:

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

 

Own tools/equipment:

  • Steel-toed safety boots

 

Personal suitability:

  • Accurate
  • Team player
  • Positive attitude
  • Flexibility
  • Dependability
  • Reliability

 

Health benefits:

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

 

Financial benefits:

  • As per collective agreement
  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

 

Other benefits:

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available
  • Wellness program

 

Other:

Looking for experienced meat cutters or processors who are eager, dependable with a positive attitude. Need to be safety conscious in an excellent work environment with competitive wages and great benefits.

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How to Apply

By email: hr@johnstons.ca

Online: www.johnstons.ca

Job Categories: Skilled Labor. Job Types: Full-Time. Job expires in 8 days.

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