Skilled Meat Worker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Contract · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Skilled meat processing hands are needed at client sites throughout Australia. A recruiter, listing the work from Sydney, NSW, wants three kinds of Skilled Meat Worker: boners, slicers and trimmers, and slaughtermen.
If you have processed beef, veal, lamb, sheep, pork, goat or other red meat commercially, you fit the brief. Be exact in your application: list each species you have handled and each task you can carry out competently and independently.
On the visa question, here is the position. Suitable candidates may be able to get employer sponsorship under the applicable Skilled Meat Worker arrangements, including subclass 482 pathways where relevant, subject to the employer's requirements, a skills assessment and individual visa eligibility.
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Key Responsibilities
- Boners: bone out carcasses and quarters unaided, take bones out accurately and produce commercial cuts (beef/veal, lamb/sheep, pork) without sacrificing yield or quality
- Slicers and trimmers: prepare meat to customer and production specifications
- Slicers and trimmers: clear away excess fat, gristle and unwanted material, reduce waste and hold quality steady
- Slaughtermen: species-specific slaughter floor work covering stunning and shackling where authorised, sticking, bleeding, hide removal or skinning, carcass dressing and evisceration
- All roles: follow safe food handling practices
Requirements & Eligibility
- Commercial meat worker experience
- Practical skills specific to your role
- Boners: strong knife skills, accurate bone removal and solid trimming ability
- You can identify your species experience, cuts and duties
- Verifiable employment history and references, where available
- Q Fever vaccination or immunity evidence where required for the role
- Any qualifications and skills assessments you hold, if available
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