Important Notice: Nikuya Meats will be closing its business on October 20, 2025. We want to thank all our customers and partners for their support over the years.

Meat Cutter

Come work with us

Meat Cutter, Full-Time

Salary:  $18.50 per hour. ($17.50 per hour during 3-month probationary period.)

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent, Minimum 40 hours per week

Start Date: As soon as possible

Language: English, Basic Japanese (ability to read) would be an asset

Minimum Education: High School, Food Safe Level 1 Preferred

Positions Available: 0

Job Location

1-11220 Voyageur Way

Richmond BC V6X 3E1

Hours: 7:30am – 4:00pm, Thursday to Monday, 5 days a week including weekends

Responsibilities:

  • Proper inventory control and product rotation to maximize product freshness and availability, while minimizing waste.
  • Unload and load deliveries using walkie straddle stacker and/or manually lifting boxes, sorting inventory in cooler and freezers
  • Cut, trim, and debone proteins to prepare for processing, while attaining yield standards placed by management to control costs.
  • Meet customer demands and stock orders – recognition and trimming of items without excess trim loss.
  • Have an ability to determine the quality of various proteins based on physical attributes, shape, and smell.
  • Weigh proteins and record weights on order forms.
  • Pack wholesale and local customer orders.
  • Ensure products meets specifications.
  • Clean, wash and sanitize adjacent areas and equipment; at shift shut down.
  • Use and care of knives, grinder, bandsaw, meat slicing and wrapping equipment.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements:

  • Meat and/or Seafood processing experience preferred, but not necessary
  • Ability to work in a refrigerated, fast paced, high pressure, challenging environment
  • Long term standing required
  • Ability to lift 70 lbs
  • Must be a team player and possess a positive attitude
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to complete repetitive tasks with attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and part of a collaborative team.
  • Demonstrate analytical, problem solving and time management skills.

Experience:

  • Meat Cutting: 2 years (Preferred). We will train the right individual with no experience if they meet above qualifications and have keen desire to succeed in this role with a growing company.

On the job training is provided

Benefits:

20% discount on all meat products sold in our store.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants email your resume to hr@nikuya.ca.  We thank all applicants, but only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews.