General Description
MEAT BONERS AND SLICERS, AND SLAUGHTERERS trim and cut meat from bones, sides and carcasses, and slaughter livestock in abattoirs.
Indicative Skill Level
ANZSCO Skill Level: 4
In Australia the majority of occupations in this unit group have:
- AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
In New Zealand the majority of occupations in this unit group have:
- NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Task Information
- operating switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables
- cutting meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones
- washing, scraping and trimming foreign material and blood from meat
- cutting sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks and shoulders, and removing internal fat, blood clots, bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing
- operating restrainer and stunning equipment
- severing jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing
- trimming and removing head meat and severing animal heads
- slitting open, eviscerating and trimming animal carcasses
- may slaughter livestock according to procedures required by religious customs
Occupations in this group:
（1）831211 MEAT BONER AND SLICER
Trims and cuts meat from bones, sides and carcasses.
Specialisation: Meat Trimmer
（2）831212 SLAUGHTERER
Stuns and kills livestock, and prepares carcasses for further processing by removing internal organs and hides.
Specialisation: Stunner and Shackler (Abattoir)