Skilled Meatworker/Boners/Slicers/Slaughter Persons
Core
Operating switching controls to direct carcasses to boning tables, cutting meat to separate meat/fat/tissue from bones, washing and trimming foreign material, and undertaking the kill process including stunning, eviscerating, and preparing carcasses for the boning room.
Role type
Skilled meatworker (boner/slicer/slaughter person)
Builds
Premium meat cuts (rumps, flanks, shoulders) and prepared carcasses for packing and marketing
Domain
Food processing / Meat industry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Knife skills, equipment maintenance, attention to detail, reliability, problem solving, ability to work in cold storage, understanding of Australian meat industry
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Switching controls, restrainers, stunning equipment
Responsibilities
Operating switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables; Cutting meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones; Washing, scraping, and trimming foreign material and blood from meat; Cutting sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts; Operating restrainers and stunning equipment; Undertake the kill process and facilitate dressing; Slitting open, eviscerating, trimming and preparation of animal carcasses for the boning room
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC