From meat cutter to meat preparations operator
20 of the 37 essential skills of a meat preparations operator are already essential for a meat cutter — about 54% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 20
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 54%
- of the target job covered
- 37
- essential skills of a meat preparations operator
What a meat preparations operator does
Meat preparations operators prepare fresh meat with ingredients such as spices, herbs or additives in order to make ready-for-sale meat preparations.
What carries over
20 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- animal anatomy for food production
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- clean the trimming box
- cope with blood
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- ensure sanitation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- handle knives for meat processing activities
- handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms
- lift heavy weights
- maintain cutting equipment
- mark differences in colours
- operate weighing machine
- process livestock organs
- tend meat processing production machines
- tolerate strong smells
- trace meat products
- weigh parts of animal carcasses
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a meat preparations operator and not for a meat cutter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- administer ingredients in food production
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- clean food and beverage machinery
- execute chilling processes to food products
- food storage
- grind meat
- inspect raw food materials
- maintain food specifications
- manage packaging material
- monitor freezing processes
- operate meat processing equipment
- prepare meat for sale
- prepare specialised meat products
- select adequate ingredients
- tend meat packaging machine
- typology of meat parts
Other moves from meat cutter
2 roles- slaughterer20 skills in common
- prepared meat operator20 skills in common
← meat cuttermeat preparations operator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a meat preparations operator?
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