Poultry 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
Stuns and kills, dresses, trims, cuts into portions, bones, fillets, weighs, grades and packages poultry.
Specialisations
- Poultry Boner
- Poultry Slaughterer
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
Australia
5
Occupation skill level 5
Tasks
Tasks include
- Stuns and kills poultry according to standard procedures
- Dresses poultry by removing feathers, internal organs and other unneeded parts
- Trims poultry to remove excess fat or skin
- Bones poultry by removing bones from meat
- Cuts and fillets poultry into portions or specific cuts as required
- Weighs poultry to ensure accurate portioning and packaging
- Grades poultry based on quality standards
- Packages poultry in appropriate containers or packaging materials
- Cleans and maintains work area and equipment used in poultry processing
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.
