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94141.02 – Industrial meat cutters

Industrial meat cutters prepare meat and poultry for further processing or for packaging for wholesale distribution.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Industrial meat chopper
  • Industrial meat cutter

Core competencies

  • Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment to monitor equipment and ensure meat and poultry are cut and processed uniformly while maintaining product quality
  • Quality Control Testing to detect contamination or foreign substances in meat and poultry products, ensuring they are safe for consumption
  • Dynamic Strength to cut beef, lamb, pork and veal carcasses into basic cuts
  • Finger-Hand-Wrist Motion to use knives, cleavers, saws and other butcher's tools
  • Attention to Detail to precisely work to remove bones from meat and prepare specific cuts for institutional, commercial and other wholesale use
  • Knowledge in Livestock, Farm Animals & Wildlife to understand the structure and parts of different animals, allowing efficiently and precisely cut meat that follows specific guidelines, maximizing yield and minimizing waste

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
  • Remove bones from meat
  • Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use
  • Remove skin, excess fat, bruises or other blemishes from carcasses or meat portions.

Additional information

  • Industrial meat cutters may progress to inspecting, testing and grading jobs.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

Minor group

9414 – Machine operators and related workers in food, beverage and associated products processing

Unit group

94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

Occupational profile

94141.02 – Industrial meat cutters

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