Skilled Meat Worker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Contract · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Meat processing sites across Australia need skilled people, and a recruitment business is gathering applicants for client sites in three roles: boners, slicers and trimmers, and slaughtermen. Workers with a background in beef, veal, lamb or sheep, pork, goat and other red meat are welcome. Say clearly which species you have worked with and which tasks you can carry out competently and independently.
Employer sponsorship could be possible for suitable people through the Skilled Meat Worker arrangements, with subclass 482 pathways included where they apply. It depends on the employer's requirements, a skills assessment and the individual's visa eligibility, and no outcome is promised.
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Key Responsibilities
- Boners: break carcasses and quarters down unaided, taking bones out accurately
- Boners: produce commercial cuts, protecting yield and quality across beef/veal, lamb/sheep and pork cuts
- Slicers and trimmers: trim and portion product to customer and production specifications, removing excess fat, gristle and other unwanted material with minimal waste and consistent quality
- Slaughtermen: carry out species-specific slaughter floor tasks, from stunning and shackling (where authorised) to sticking, bleeding, hide removal or skinning, dressing and evisceration
- Handle food safely
Requirements & Eligibility
- Practical, role-specific skills built working commercially as a meat worker
- Strong knife skills, accurate bone removal and trimming ability (boners)
- Able to describe your species experience, cuts and duties
- A verifiable employment history and references, where available
- Q Fever vaccination or evidence of immunity where the role requires it, plus any qualifications and skills assessments, if available
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