Skilled Meat Workers

Tasmanian Quality Meats Pty Ltd; Turners Marsh; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Tasmanian Quality Meats Pty Ltd is seeking Skilled Meat Workers to join our team at the Cressy Plant. These permanent, full-time roles are based on 38 hours per week, with remuneration between $60,000 and $70,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Candidates must have knife-handling experience and be capable of slaughtering and boning tasks across the production line. A pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol testing is required, and reliable attendance is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in meat processing.
• Excellent knife skills and knife handling.
• Ability to perform slaughtering and boning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Eviscerates and trims animal carcasses.
• Prepare carcasses for processing by removing organs and hides.
• Cut meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from bones.
• Trim and prepare carcasses for boning.
• Operate switching controls to direct carcasses to boning tables.
• Operates restrainer and stunning equipment.
• Stuns and kills livestock.
• Slaughter according to religious customs.

Skills

Knife skills

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Cold environment work

Safety awareness

Job description

Tasmanian Quality Meats is seeking Skilled Meat Workers to join our team at our Cressy Plant. These positions will be on a permanent, full time basis, 38 hours a week. Applicants must have experience in knife handling and skillsets to suit a variety of slaughtering and lamb boning tasks across our business.

Responsibilities

• Eviscerates and trims animal carcasses;
• Prepare animal carcasses for further processing by removing internal organs and hides;
• Cut meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones;
• Trimming and preparing animal carcasses for the boning room;
• Operate switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables;
• Operates restrainer and stunning equipment
• Stuns and kills livestock;
• Slaughter according to religious customs.

Criteria

• Good communication and positive teamwork
• Ability to work in a cold environment
• 2 years experience, a minimum
• Great attendance, reliability to work
• Excellent knife skills and knife handling and ability to perform slaughtering and boning tasks.
• Pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol test.
• Transport to and from work preferred.

We have several positions available throughout our production facility, and the remuneration for these roles will be between $60,000 - $70,000 per annum based on an hourly rate. Opportunity for overtime and additional remuneration for the right candidates.