Skilled Meatworker
Core
Operating switching controls, cutting meat to separate components, and performing the slaughter and dressing process for lamb carcasses.
Role type
Skilled meatworker (boner/slaughter person)
Builds
Standard 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, 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; 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
Seniority
Mid-level, experienced IC