AI Assistant for Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing.
  • 2Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering.
  • 3Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass.
  • 4Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering or skinning.
  • 5Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.
  • 6Stun animals prior to slaughtering.
  • 7Skin sections of animals or whole animals.
  • 8Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal.
  • 9Shave or singe and defeather carcasses, and wash them in preparation for further processing or packaging.
  • 10Saw, split, or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling.

Top Skills Required

Speaking
Active Listening

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal ServiceFood ProductionProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageLaw and GovernmentMathematicsAdministrative

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office software

Other Tools

AccountMate Software AccountMateAgInfoLink Meat Inventory Tracking System MITSIntegrated Management Systems Food Connex CloudOperating system softwareRFID softwareSecond Foundation NaviMeatTraceability software

Daily Work Activities

Handling and Moving Objects
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Performing General Physical Activities
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Getting Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Controlling Machines and Processes

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