Meat Boner and Slicer

2 weeks ago


Timaru, New Zealand Silver Fern Farms Full time

**Requirements**:

- NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification is preferred (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
- At least one year of relevant experience

Continuous on-the-job training will be provided.

**Tasks Include**:

- 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

Successful applicants will be experienced working in a fast-paced physically demanding role or prepared to learn.

We offer a great team environment and the opportunity to develop a lasting career in the meat processing industry.



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