Meat Processing Worker
Alternative Titles:
Abattoir Worker, Meat Worker
Meat processing workers perform a wide range of tasks
including handling livestock, slaughtering and processing
livestock, dispatching products and keeping records, as well
as operating processing and rendering equipment.
Meat processing workers may perform the following tasks:
- move and manage animals before they are killed
- stun animals
- kill animals
- remove hides/pelts and internal organs
- use saws to split the carcasses
- trim carcasses
- move carcasses to chillers and freezers
- load meat products into trucks
- break carcasses by boning and slicing meat cuts for sale
and further processing
- pack the boned and sliced meat into cartons
- undertake processing of hides and pelts
- process by-products.
Some abattoirs have meat-packaging operations for export.
Meat processing workers may specialise as one of the
following:
Boner and Slicer who breaks down carcasses by
removing bones and slicing meat ready for sale or further
processing.
Meat Inspector who checks carcasses and internal
organs for diseases. For further information refer to the
entry for Primary Products Inspector.
Quality Assurance Officer who makes sure products
meet established specifications and standards of presentation.
For further information refer to the entry for Quality
Assurance Officer.
Renderer who operates processing plants to produce
meat meal, fertilizers and tallow.
Slaughterer who kills the animals and removes the
internal organs and hides.
Meat processing workers stand for most of the day. The
areas in which they work are usually large, well lit and
ventilated and kept very clean. Hands and clothes may become
soiled with blood or fat, but health regulations make sure
that meat processing workers work under hygienic conditions.
Employers usually provide laundry service for uniforms.
Required Skills - Meat Processing Worker
- interested in practical and manual activities
- good hand-eye coordination
- physically fit
- able to work safely
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