Skilled Meat Worker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Contract · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
For meat processing professionals planning a long-term career in Australia, this Skilled Meat Worker opening spans three specialisations: boning, slicing and trimming, and slaughtering. A recruiter is placing workers at multiple client sites nationwide, with the role listed under Sydney, NSW.
Experience in commercial beef, veal, lamb and sheep, pork, goat or other red meat operations is valued. Precision matters: set out each species you have worked with and the tasks you can perform competently without supervision.
In terms of pathway, employer sponsorship may be available for suitable candidates under the applicable Skilled Meat Worker arrangements, including subclass 482 pathways where relevant. Eligibility rests on employer requirements, a skills assessment and your individual visa circumstances.
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Key Responsibilities
- Boning: break carcasses and quarters down independently and remove bones with precision
- Boning: produce commercial beef/veal, lamb/sheep and pork cuts while protecting yield and quality
- Slicing and trimming: process products to customer and production specifications
- Slicing and trimming: clear excess fat, gristle and unwanted material, minimise waste and deliver consistent quality
- Slaughtering: carry out species-specific slaughter floor operations, from stunning and shackling (where authorised) to sticking and bleeding, hide removal or skinning, carcass dressing and evisceration
- Comply with safe food handling practices
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience as a commercial meat worker, demonstrating practical skills relevant to the role
- Strong knife skills, precise bone removal and trimming ability for boners
- Capacity to identify your species experience, cuts and duties
- Qualifications and skills assessments if available, and a verifiable employment history with references where available
- Q Fever vaccination or immunity evidence, where required for the role
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