Meat Processing Operator

What people in this role do:

• Manage animals before they are slaughtered
• Stun and slaughter animals
• Remove hides / pelts, internal organs and use saws to split the carcasses
• Trim carcasses and move to chillers and freezers
• Split carcasses by boning and slicing meat cuts for sale or export and pack the meat into cartons
• Undertake processing of hides and pelts and by-products
• Load meat products, hides and pelts into trucks

Your chances of success will be better if you have:

• Interest in practical and manual tasks
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Physical fitness and good health
• Safety Awareness
• School Certificate

The Future

• Employment for minimum of one year
• Employment areas include: abattoirs and meat processing companies

Specialisation

• Boner and Slicer
• Renderer
• Slaughter
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