Meat Processing Technician: Trim, Cut & Prep Expert

Westside Meats; Bacchus Marsh; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Westside Meats in Bacchus Marsh, VIC, Australia, is seeking a Meat Processing Worker to join a hands-on team. You will stun, slaughter, and process livestock, prepare carcasses, and perform trimming and packing tasks at a 38-hour weekly schedule.

The role requires a Certificate III in Meat Processing or substantial relevant experience in Australia, with visa status acceptable to the employer. The position is based on-site at 6 Woolpack Road, Bacchus Marsh.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Meat Processing or equivalent Australia experience.
• Over 2 years of highly relevant work experience.
• Australian MPE/visa conditions may apply as noted in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Stuns and kills livestock.
• Prepares carcasses for processing by removing internal organs and hides.
• Operates switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables.
• Cuts meat to separate meat, fat, and tissue from around bones.
• Washes, scrapes, and trims foreign material and blood from meat.
• Cuts sides and quarters into standard cuts and trims to prepare for packing and marketing.
• Operates restrainer and stunning equipment.
• Severs jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing.
• Trims and removes head meat and severs animal heads.
• Slits open, eviscerates, and trims animal carcasses.
• May slaughter livestock according to religious procedures.

Skills

Work experience

Education

Certificate III in Meat Processing

Job description

Westside Meats in Bacchus Marsh, VIC, Australia, is seeking a Meat Processing Worker to join a hands-on team. You will stun, slaughter, and process livestock, prepare carcasses, and perform trimming and packing tasks at a 38-hour weekly schedule.

The role requires a Certificate III in Meat Processing or substantial relevant experience in Australia, with visa status acceptable to the employer. The position is based on-site at 6 Woolpack Road, Bacchus Marsh.