SKILLED MEAT WORKER
Locations: Multiple sites across Australia (Bordertown SA, Combram VIC, Mt Gambier, Brooklyn VIC, Dinmore QLD, Townsville QLD, Riverview QLD, Stuart QLD, Toowoomba QLD, Nerimbera QLD, Longford TAS, Scone NSW, Yanco NSW, Rockhampton QLD)
Tenure: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From $65,835 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.