Skilled Meat Worker

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

Salary: $79,500 (Before Tax) + Superannuation

Work Hours: 38 hours per week

Location of Work: 6 woolpack Road Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340

Key Responsibilities

• Stuns and kills livestock;
• Prepares carcasses for further 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 of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks, and shoulders, and removes internal fat, blood clots, bruises, and other matter to prepare them 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 procedures required by religious customs.

Skill & Experience

Skills or Experience Required:

• Certificate III in Meat Processing; or
• Over 2 years of highly relevant work experience or
• have been working in Australia on a Subclass 457 visa at an Australian MPE acceptable to the Parties for at least nine (9) months prior to being nominated
• at least one (1) year relevant work experience in Australia on a temporary visa other than a Subclass 457 visa at an Australian MPE acceptable to the Parties.