Butcher

Tulare County • Visalia, CA

391d • $43,532 - $53,054

About The Position

The Butcher position within the Tulare County Sheriff's Department involves performing butchering and slaughtering tasks, including cutting, trimming, and processing meat. The role requires maintaining inventories, operating butchering equipment, and supervising inmates in job skills related to butchery. This recruitment aims to establish an employment list for current and future vacancies, with the current vacancy located in Visalia, CA.

Requirements

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• Two years of butchering/slaughtering experience.
• Knowledge of standard procedures, methods, equipment, and tools used in cutting carcass meats.
• Ability to judge the quality and conditions of meats effectively.
• Knowledge of proper methods of handling and storing meats.
• Understanding of sanitary conditions in butcher shop operations.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to speak, read, and write Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Perform butchering and slaughtering tasks.
• Cut, trim, bone, grind, and shape standard cuts of meat.
• Process carcasses into primary and secondary cuts.
• Determine amount and type of meat cuts to be prepared and maintain inventories.
• Receive, inspect, weigh, pack, and store meat.
• Assemble, inspect, and operate butchering equipment such as mincers, grinders, and slicers.
• Use correct detergents and sanitizers to prevent food poisoning and contamination.
• Care for knives and sharpening equipment.
• Supervise, train, and teach inmates in job skills associated with butchery.

Benefits

• AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Vision insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: No Education Listed