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22111.04 – Meat inspectors

Meat inspectors inspect meat products for conformity to prescribed production, storage and transportation standards. Other agricultural products inspectors inspecting dairy and poultry products, and supervisors of agricultural products inspectors, are also included in this occupation.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Dairy products inspector
  • Livestock inspector
  • Meat inspector

Core competencies

  • Monitoring to continuously and consistently observe various aspects of meat handling practices and environmental conditions in storage facilities
  • Quality Control Testing to assess the safety, purity and integrity of meat products by testing to detect contaminants, pathogens or other quality issues
  • Form Perception to detect subtle differences in size, shape and colour of meat products during grading and certification
  • Pattern Identification to recognize recurring indicators of contamination or spoilage across multiple samples and advise processors on corrective actions to prevent systemic quality issues
  • Attention to Detail to verify weights, measurements and labelling information for meat products
  • Knowledge in Livestock, Farm animals & Wildlife to understand principles and techniques for sourcing and managing animal resources, enabling accurate evaluation of meat products and ensuring compliance with safety and sustainability standards

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering and meat processing plants and inspect carcasses to ensure they are fit for human consumption.

Additional information

  • Progression to managerial positions in this field is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Biological technologists and technicians (22110)
  • Public and environmental health and safety professionals (21120)
  • Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (94143)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

2 – Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

22 – Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences

Sub-major group

221 – Technical occupations related to natural sciences

Minor group

2211 – Technical occupations in life sciences

Unit group

22111 – Agricultural and fish products inspectors

Occupational profile

22111.04 – Meat inspectors

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