Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

What the job involves

• Processing offal and tripe
• Moving carcasses to chillers and freezers
• Loading meat products into trucks
• Packing boned and sliced meat into cartons
• Stunning and shackling poultry for killing and processing
• Severing jugular veins of poultry, and removing viscera and residual material from poultry carcasses
• Separating organs and glands, such as sweetbreads, livers, hearts and spleens, from poultry carcasses
• Inspecting and grading poultry, fish and shellfish for size and quality
• Packing fish and counting packs before freezing, and packing frozen fish blocks into cartons
• Operating machines which slice, peel, skin and crumb fish
• Cleaning and sanitising equipment and work areas

Key values of workers in Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

• Support

  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

• Independence

  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

• Achievement

  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

• Working Conditions

  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

• Recognition

  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Top skills required for workers in Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

• Active Listening

  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Critical Thinking

  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Social Perceptiveness

  Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

• Monitoring

  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Operations Monitoring

  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.