Specialised Meat De-boner / Industrial Butcher

CL Meats LTD; Cork; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CL Meats Ltd requires a highly skilled meat industry professional to join our wholesale industrial cold-room and factory division on-site in Cork. The role demands advanced knife skills and in-depth anatomical knowledge of livestock carcasses while complying with strict food safety legislation.

Responsibilities include de-boning, trimming, seam-butchering beef, pork, and poultry, operating heavy machinery such as bandsaws, and maintaining hygiene and stock rotation in sub-zero environments to

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in meat de-boning / industrial butchery.
• HACCP knowledge is required.
• Good communication skills, ability to manage time and solve problems on the line.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-yield primal breakdown and industrial carcass de-boning.
• Utilise precision knife work to de-bone, trim, and seam-butcher whole beef quarters, pork, and poultry carcasses.
• Safely operate heavy-duty industrial processing machinery, including commercial bandsaws.
• Manage stock rotation and maintain strict quality control in deep sub-zero cold rooms and blast freezers.
• Maximise meat yield while adhering to client specifications.
• Maintain clean, hygienic and sanitised workstations per factory standards.

Skills

Good communication

Time management

Problem solving

HACCP knowledge

Education

No formal qualifications

Tools

Industrial machinery operation

Job description

Ref: #JOB-2476254

C.L. MEATS LTD., Unit 8, Kinsale Rd Ind Est, Kinsale Road, Cork, Co. Cork, T12 PW67

Application Details

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Job Description

About the Role CL Meats Ltd requires a highly skilled, specialised meat industry professional to join our operations within our wholesale industrial cold-room and factory division. This role requires advanced technical knife skills, intensive anatomical knowledge of livestock carcasses, and strict adherence to commercial food safety legislation.

• Execute high-yield primal breakdown and industrial carcass de-boning.
• Utilise precision knife work to de-bone, trim, and seam-butcher whole beef quarters, pork, and poultry carcasses.
• Safely operate heavy-duty industrial processing machinery, including commercial bandsaws.
• Manage structural stock rotation and maintain strict quality control protocols within deep sub-zero cold rooms and blast freezers.
• Maximise meat yield while strictly adhering to rigorous commercial factory and client specifications.
• Maintain clean, hygienic, and sanitised workstations in compliance with factory standards.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in meat de-boning / industrial butchery (essential)
• HACCP knowledge
• Good communication skills, ability to manage time and solve problems on the line

Career Level

• Experienced [Non-Managerial]

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 2
• Minimum Qualification: No Qualification
• Additional Skills: HACCP
• Specialising In: de boning, industrial knife work
• Languages: English B1-Intermediate

Desirable

• Ability Skills: Communications, Manual, Skilled Trade(s)
• Competency Skills: Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Time Management

• Sector: manufacturing