Meat Process Worker
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 5
- Major group
- Labourers
Classification
- Major group
- 8Labourers
- Sub-major group
- 83Factory Process Workers
- Minor group
- 831Food Process Workers
Description
Prepares meat and meat products by processing trimmed and boned carcasses and meat products by hand or with machinery.
Unit group
8313 · Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process WorkersDescription
Slaughter and eviscerate poultry, and process, grade and package meat, poultry, fish and shellfish.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 5
Australia
5
Tasks
Tasks include
- Operates machinery and equipment in a meat processing factory, such as grinders, slicers and tenderisers, to process cut and trimmed meat
- Processes meat, offal and tripe by adding ingredients such as spices and herbs, to make a variety of meat products
- Maintains cleanliness and hygiene standards in the meat processing area
- Moves processed meat and meat products into storage areas, and monitors and adjusts temperature and humidity levels in meat storage areas
- Adheres to quality control standards to ensure the production of high quality meat products
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/8/83/831/8313
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.
