Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers

What the job involves

• 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
• May slaughter livestock according to procedures required by religious customs

Key values of workers in Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers

• Relationships

  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

• 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.

• 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.

• Independence

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

• 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 Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers

• Speaking

  Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Critical Thinking

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

• Monitoring

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

• Judgment and Decision Making

  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Social Perceptiveness

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