Skilled Meat Worker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Contract · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Employer sponsorship may be available for suitable candidates in these Skilled Meat Worker roles, including subclass 482 pathways where relevant, subject to employer requirements, skills assessment and individual visa eligibility, and it is not assured.
A recruiter has openings at multiple client sites in Australia for experienced meat processing workers as boners, slicers and trimmers, and slaughtermen. Goat, pork, lamb/sheep, veal, beef or other red meat experience is welcome, and applicants should state which species they have worked with and which tasks they can handle competently and independently.
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Key Responsibilities
- Boner work: independently bone out carcasses and quarters, accurately
- Boner work: make commercial cuts (beef/veal, lamb/sheep and pork), holding yield and quality
- Slicer and trimmer work: cut and trim meat products to customer and production specifications, taking off excess fat, gristle and unwanted material, with little waste and consistent quality
- Slaughterman work: species-specific tasks on the slaughter floor, such as stunning and shackling where authorised, sticking and bleeding, skinning or hide removal, carcass dressing and evisceration
- Safe food handling at all times
Requirements & Eligibility
- Practical, role-specific experience as a commercial meat worker
- Strong knife skills, with accurate bone removal and trimming for boners
- Able to identify the species, cuts and duties you have experience in
- Verifiable employment history and references, where available
- Q Fever vaccination or immunity evidence where required for the role, and qualifications and skills assessments, if available
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