meat cutter
Meat cutters cut carcasses of animals into large and smaller parts for further processing. They remove bones from pre-processed carcasses of animals either manually or using machines.
Also called: meat boner, meatcutter, deboner, trimmer
- 30
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- prepared meat operatorWhat changes?20 skills in common
- slaughtererWhat changes?20 skills in common
- butcher19 skills in common
- halal butcher16 skills in common
- halal slaughterer16 skills in common
- kosher slaughterer16 skills in common
- kosher butcher14 skills in common
Essential skills
30- animal anatomy for food production
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- clean the trimming box
- cope with blood
- cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting
- cultural practices regarding animal slaughter
- documentation concerning meat production
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- ensure sanitation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- handle knives for cutting activities
- handle knives for meat processing activities
- handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms
- lift heavy weights
- maintain cutting equipment
- mark differences in colours
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- operate cutting equipment
- operate weighing machine
- process livestock organs
- sort cut parts of carcasses inside cooling compartments
- split animal carcasses
- tend meat processing production machines
- tolerate strong smells
- trace meat products
- use cutting equipment
- weigh parts of animal carcasses
- work in cold environments
Optional skills
15- act reliably
- adapt efficient food processing practices
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- dispose food waste
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- execute chilling processes to food products
- food storage
- have computer literacy
- legislation about animal origin products
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations
- operate metal contaminants detector
- provide first aid
- slaughter animals
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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