Skilled Meat Worker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Contract · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Kabayan, if the boning room or the slaughter floor is where you built your trade, this opening is worth a look. A recruiter listed in Sydney, NSW is hiring Skilled Meat Workers for client sites in many parts of Australia, across three roles: boners, slicers and trimmers, and slaughtermen.
All kinds of red meat experience are welcome, from beef and veal to lamb, sheep, pork and goat. When you apply, be clear about the species you have worked on and the jobs you can finish confidently without someone beside you.
There is encouraging news on the visa side too: for suitable candidates, employer sponsorship may be available under the relevant Skilled Meat Worker arrangements, including subclass 482 pathways where they apply. This still depends on what the employer requires, a skills assessment and your own visa eligibility.
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Key Responsibilities
- As a boner, work independently to break carcasses and quarters down, remove bones precisely and turn out commercial beef/veal, lamb/sheep and pork cuts
- Look after yield and quality on every cut
- As a slicer or trimmer, prepare products to the customer's and the production team's specifications
- Remove excess fat, gristle and unwanted material, keeping waste low and quality the same from piece to piece
- As a slaughterman, work through species-specific slaughter floor stages: stunning and shackling where authorised, sticking and bleeding, hide removal or skinning, carcass dressing and evisceration
- Practise safe food handling at all times
Requirements & Eligibility
- Work experience as a commercial meat worker, with practical skills that fit your role
- For boners, strong knife skills, accurate bone removal and the ability to trim well
- Able to describe your species experience, the cuts you know and your duties
- Q Fever vaccination, or evidence of immunity, where required for the role
- Verifiable employment history and references where available; qualifications and skills assessments if available
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