SKILLED MEAT WORKER

SKILLED MEAT WORKER

Location: Laverton North, VIC 3026

Tenure: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $79,423 per year (plus superannuation)

Required Skills and Experience:

• Certificate III in Meat Processing / Butchery or equivalent

• At least 3 years of recent and relevant experience

On behalf of our client, Global Skilled Employment Services is looking for skilled and experienced Meat Workers for a full-time, permanent position.

Position Summary:

• stuns and kills livestock, and prepares carcasses for further processing by removing internal organs and hides;

• 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, such as rumps, flanks and shoulders, and

• removing internal fat, blood clots; bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing; operating restrainer and stunning equipment;

severing jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing; trimming and removing head meat and severing animal heads;

• slitting open, eviscerating and trimming animal carcasses; and

may slaughter livestock according to procedures required by religious customs.

Other required skills:

• Knowledgeable and able to adhere to workplace Health & Safety regulations

• Has the ability to work effectively within a team environment

• Good communication skills

• Good focus and attention to detail

Qualified applicants may apply online.