Meat Processing Worker

Meat processing workers perform a wide range of tasks including handling, slaughtering and processing livestock, operating processing and rendering equipment, despatching products and keeping records.

Meat processing workers may perform the following tasks:

• move and manage animals before they are killed
• stun animals using an electrical device or cartridge gun
• bleed animals while they are unconscious
• remove hides/pelts and internal organs
• use saws to split the carcasses
• trim carcasses
• move carcasses to chillers and freezers
• break carcasses by boning and slicing meat cuts for sale and further processing
• pack the boned and sliced meat into cartons
• process hides and pelts
• process by-products
• load meat products into trucks.

Specialisations:

Boner and Slicer

A boner and slicer breaks down carcasses by removing bones and slicing meat ready for sale or further processing.

Renderer

A renderer operates processing plants to produce meat meal, fertilisers and tallow.

Slaughterer

A slaughterer works in the area where the animals are killed and the hides and internal organs are removed.

• enjoy practical and manual activities
• good hand-eye coordination
• physically fit
• able to work safely.

Personal Requirements:

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