Meat Cutter - Retail Or Wholesale

Work site environment

• Cold/refrigerated
• Noisy

Work setting

• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat
• Remove bones from meat
• Cut poultry into parts
• Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
• Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Power grinder
• Slicing machine
• Knives

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Standing for extended periods
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Repetitive tasks