Skilled Meat Workers

Salary $68,000 - $78,000

Permanent Full Time

Cowra Meat Processors is well-established meat processor based in Cowra, NSW.

Cowra Meat Processors Pty Ltd is seeking a team of skilled meat workers (Slaughterer, Meat Boners and Slicers) to join our team in Cowra, NSW. Cowra has always sourced the finest quality beef and lamb from the region. Cowra is situated on the Lachlan River at the head of the Lachlan Valley which is claimed to be one of the most fertile valleys in the world. The proximity of our business to nutrient-rich pastures, our relationships with local producers, combined with our unique hand selection process and quality feeding, guarantees only finest is consistently selected for our brands.

As a skilled meat worker, you will be responsible for delivering consistently high-quality products and ensuring customer satisfaction on every occasion. Your day-to-day tasks and duties include:

· stuns and kills livestock;

· prepares carcasses for further processing by removing internal organs and hides;

· operates switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables;

· cuts meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones;

· washes, scrapes and trims foreign material and blood from meat;

· cuts sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks and shoulders, and removes internal fat, blood clots, bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing;

· operates restrainer and stunning equipment;

· severs jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing;

· trims and removes head meat and severs animal heads;

· slits open, eviscerates and trims animal carcasses; and

· may slaughter livestock according to procedures required by religious customs.

Skills and Experience:

· We require skilled meat workers with a minimum of 2 + years of experience within the meat industry;

· Relevant Certificate III in meat processing or equivalent;

· Physically fit;

· Safety conscious;

· Demonstrated ability to work without supervision;

· Ability to work as a part of a team;

· Strong verbal and written communication skills;

· Ability to handle conflict and dispute resolution.