Skilled Meat Worker

SKILLED MEAT WORKER Location: Colac, VIC 3250 Tenure: Full-time, Permanent Salary: From $63,000 - $70,000 per year (plus superannuation at 11% OTE) 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.