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Industrial Butcher
@ Conestoga Meat Packers
Ontario
Overview
Conestoga Meat Packers is hiring permanent full-time Industrial Butchers for day and afternoon shifts, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, with about 20 vacancies. The work involves slaughtering livestock, removing viscera, cleaning, trimming and splitting carcasses in a fast-paced plant. Pay is $25.69 to $28.35 per hour, with an afternoon shift premium of $1.25.
Pay:
$25.69–$28.35 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and inedible parts
- Clean, trim and split carcasses into portions
- Use knives and saws to cut meat
- Remove fat, bruises and blemishes from meat
Requirements summary:
- At least 3 months of butchery or knife-skill experience
- Some high school education
- Basic English communication skills
- Basic security clearance
- Commitment to safety and quality processes
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Warehouse |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | High school (preferred) |
| Security clearance | Reliability status |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Employee discount, Wellness |
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Conestoga Meat Packers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Waterloo |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 11 |
The World’s Best Pork from the Industry’s Best Team
As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and one of the largest pork processing plants in Canada we provide premium pork products to those who desire responsibly raised, healthy, quality pork through their commitment to local farmers, families, and communities worldwide. Produced By Families for Families
We invest in our employee’s potential and value to the company by providing professional development and training for all roles and succession planning to align job interests and potential. Hiring from within is our go to growing our own right here.
Industrial Butcher
Come and be a part of our dynamic team and join us in building for the future together. We are expanding our business and have permanent full-time openings for Industrial Butcher on our day and afternoon shift. There are vacancies, and the start date would be as soon as possible.
Job Description:
- Slaughter livestock
- Remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
- Clean and trim carcasses
- Split carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling
- Use of knives and saw
- Remove excess fat, bruises or other blemishes from carcass or meat portions
- Working with animal blood and a variety of parts from a butchered animal
Work Conditions and Environment:
- Physically demanding
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Noisy and some areas may have odours
- Manual dexterity
- Standing for extended periods
- Slaughter house, meat processing and packing establishment
We offer:
- Competitive wages (ranges from $25.69 per hour to $28.35 per hour)
- Competitive Benefits (Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Vision Care, Pension, Group Insurance)
- Afternoon Shift Premium of $1.25
- 40 hours per week
- Weekly pay by direct deposit
- Training will be provided.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Some High School education
- Commitment to safety and quality processes
- Should have (3 months plus) previous experience in retail/wholesale or industrial butchery and/or other knife skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Works well with others
- Critical thinking skills
- Excellent hand-eye coordination and decision-making skills.
- Basic English communication skills
- Basic security clearance
These positions are required for day (starting times vary from 6:00 am - 7:00 am) and afternoon shift (starting times vary from 3:00pm - 4:00 pm) Monday – Friday
We anticipate 20 vacancies and the start date would be as soon as possible.
Why Work at Conestoga Meats?
- Growing company with opportunity to grow with team and department
- Stable full-time hours; no rotating shifts
- Competitive benefits package for you and your family at 3 months of service
- Pension plan and company matching at 1 year of service
- Floater day given on top of vacation days
- Diverse workforce; translation of communication materials into 8 languages
- Discounts on quality pork products
- Employee assistance program (financial assistance, mental health resources)
- Social Committee events (food trucks, gifts, games)
- BBQ's and wellness programs
- On-site training and company provided equipment
- Employee scholarship program and English courses
Working Location: 313 Menno St, Breslau, Ontario, NOB 1M0.
Candidates will need to find their own transportation.
No public transportation available.
Reason for vacancy: existing position (40 hours per week).
Online applications only. We will no longer be accepting paper resumes or applications for any roles.
If this sounds like the job for you, please submit your resume online at:
https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-CA/conestoga/CANDIDATEPORTAL
Conestoga Meats welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those invited to participate in our recruitment process will be contacted.
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