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Meat Processing Worker
Also known as Abattoir Worker and Meat Worker.
Meat processing workers perform a wide range of tasks, including handling, slaughtering and processing livestock; operating processing and rendering equipment; dispatching products; and keeping records.
Meat processing workers stand for most of the day.
Hands and clothes may become soiled with blood or fat, but health regulations ensure that meat processing workers work under hygienic conditions.
The areas in which they work are usually large, well lit and ventilated, and kept very clean.
Employers usually provide a laundry service for uniforms.
TASKS
- move and manage animals before they are slaughtered
- stun animals using an electrical device or cartridge gun
- bleed animals while they are unconscious
- renove 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
Meat processing workers may perform the following tasks:
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
- enjoy practical and manual activities
- good hand-eye coordination
- able to cope with the physical demands of the job
- able to work safely
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SPECIALISATIONS
Boner and Slicer - breaks down carcasses by removing bones and slicing meat so that it is ready for sale or further processing.
Renderer - operates processing plants to produce meat meal, fertilisers and tallow.
Slaughterer - works in the area where the animals are killed and the hides and internal organs are removed.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
You can work as a meat processing worker without formal qualifications. You will probably get some informal training on the job.
You can also become a meat processing worker through a traineeship in Meat Processing (Abattoirs/General).
Entry requirements may vary, but employers generally require Year 10.
Additional Information
Once you are employed, you may be able to develop, and have recognised, additional skills under the Australian Meat Industry Training Package that will expand your career opportunities within this industry.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Employment opportunities may be seasonal due to fluctuations in livestock production.
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