Skilled Meat Deboner - Boning Hall Operative

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Ireland; Remote; EUR 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training in English language skills

EAP Programme Provided

Job summary

ABP Food Group is hiring for a Skilled Meat Deboner in Navan, Co. Meath. The role requires deboning entire carcasses, preparing meat to industry specs, and maintaining line speed while ensuring product quality. Training in English language skills will be provided, with EAP programme available.

The successful candidate will work on a production line within the processing team, handling knives and meat-cutting equipment, and supporting targets through teamwork and initiative.

Qualifications

• Experience in deboning and breaking carcasses at high line speeds.
• Excellent knife skills and in-depth knowledge of the butchery trade.
• Ability to move carcasses around meat areas without damage, meeting specifications.

Responsibilities

• Operate on own initiative or as part of a production team to meet targets.
• Debone carcasses and portion meat to required specifications.
• Use knives, saws and other equipment to cut and prepare meat.

Skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Knife skills

Tools

Meat saws

Knives

Job description

Skilled Meat Deboner - Boning Hall Operative

ABP Food Group

Location: On site / Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing | General Operative
Salary: Negotiable salary

The Company:

Irish Country Meats is the specialist's sheep meat division of the ABP Group with operational locations in Camolin, Co. Wexford, Navan Co. Meath and Liège Belgium. The group has established market positions in Ireland, U.K. and mainland Europe, servicing retail, foodservice, wholesale and manufacturing customers within our market range. A talented and committed workforce at Irish Country Meats is crucial to our ongoing success. In all area of our business, we seek to employ people who are passionate about their area of expertise and who seek to deliver the highest standards.

Role Description:

The successful candidates will work as part of the factory processing team producing meat to fulfil production targets on a daily and weekly basis. This role is essential to maintaining the maximum required line-speed and breaking the carcass into suitable portions for follow-on trimmers / operatives down the line. Successful candidates will be required to:

• Work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Have excellent knife skills and in-depth knowledge of the butchery trade.
• Must have the ability to fully debone an entire carcass and separate all cuts at maximum line-speed.
• Moving the carcasses around the meat areas, without damaging the meat, and putting them on a production line.
• Using tools such as knives and saws to break up, split and de-bone carcasses.
• Cut, trim and prepare meat cuts to specific meat and industry specification.
• Have an understanding of product/customer specification and possess the ability to meet these specifications while managing high volumes and challenging production targets.
• Physical role including lifting and standing. In addition to skilled knife use, knife user must be able to operate cleavers, meat saws, band saws and other equipment to perform meat cutting.
• Cut, trim and prepare meat cuts to specific meat and industry specification.
• Further specific role details available on enquiry.
• Have Skilled Boning Experience

Skills:

• Work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn

Other Details:

• Training in English language skills, company operating procedures will be provided.
• EAP Programme Provided