The Meat Cutter, who directly reports to the Meat Department Manager, successfully provides a memorable customer shopping experience by ensuring each customer is greeted promptly and that each request for fresh meat is carried out accurately and efficiently. The Meat Cutter prepares, packages and labels meat department merchandise, ensuring customer’s needs have been met to maximize sales and in a safe and sanitary manner.

Joining NWCI - Cost U Less gives you the opportunity for growth and development throughout the company, an attractive and competitive salary and benefits package, and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture.

NWCI is a leading retailer to under-served rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in the following regions: Northern Canada, Western Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific islands, and the Caribbean. Our stores offer a broad range of products and services with an emphasis on food. Our value offer is to be the best local shopping choice for everyday household and local lifestyle needs. Check out northwest.ca for more information.

Key Accountabilities:

Follow all Cost-U-Less Meat Department general and specific fish, meat, pork and poultry standards, procedures, and goals

• Follow all Meat Department and government requirements regarding safety and sanitation procedures and policies
• Inspects and reassembles department equipment sanitized the previous night
• Transfer cases of fish, meat, pork and/or poultry from cooler and empties contents onto cutting surface or other prep area
• Cut, trim, tenderize, and/or grinds fish, meat, pork and poultry per company procedures/standards for quality and consistency of finished merchandise
• Per Company standards, properly package cut and ground merchandise to trays and wrap
• Strictly adhering to Cost-U-Less price accuracy policies, weight merchandise and affix label per Company standards. If a special order, attach copy of customer order sheet. Contact customer to inform them that their order is ready for pick up or delivery
• Stock meat case, pulling stock from cooler throughout shift to ensure merchandise is properly stocked, that the stock mix is correct and that the merchandise presentation is maintained to Company standards

Provide superior customer service to each customer

• Ask each customer if they need assistance with finding anything; seek assistance from management when unable to answer customer inquiries on own
• Respond promptly to incoming calls to handle customer orders or issues. Successfully resolve customer issues; know when to escalate to supervisor or manager

Follow all Company safety and sanitation procedures and comply with local governmental laws

• Clean and sanitize Meat department including equipment and utensils continuously throughout the shift; reassemble equipment after cleaning as necessary; at the end of the day leave sanitized equipment for the day shift to reassemble
• Comply with all health codes required by local laws

Ensure that the proper amount of Meat Department supplies are on hand at all times; Check for and replenish supplies throughout shift

• Assist the Receiving Department in the receipt of department meats and supplies
• Participate in monthly and semi-annual financial/physical inventory

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Must possess all licenses and/or certificates required by the local government where applicable
• High School diploma or a combination of experience and education preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of meat cutting experience a must
• Highly skilled knife cutting, meat saws and other Meat department tools techniques a must
• Basic math, reading and writing skills required
• Ability to communicate in local language(s)
• Able to provide a current health certificate where applicable by local regulations
• High level of competency and ability to safely work with knives, meat saws and other meat department tools

Working Conditions:

• Able to stand for long periods of time throughout shift
• Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs on a consistent basis
• Able to stoop and bend on a regular basis
• Ability to work in varying conditions from heat to cool (as low as 20° Fahrenheit/-6.66° Celsius)
• Fast paced work environment
• Ability to work flexible hours, shifts and days including morning to evening, weekends, overnight and public holidays
• Able to work inside and outside the building

Positions will be advertised externally; however internal candidates will receive first consideration based on qualifications. NWC employees are encouraged to bring forward applications of external candidates that meet the qualifications of this position.

NOTE: If an existing employee is selected for a posted position they will be required to remain in that position a minimum of one year prior to applying for other posted positions unless authorized by their current supervisor. New employees to the company must also remain in their position a minimum of one year prior to applying for posted positions unless authorized by their supervisor. This position adheres to the Corporate Job Posting Guidelines.


A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.