Skilled Slaughterer |Hawkes Bay

Advanced Personnel  is seeking experienced Skilled Slaughterers for commercial meat processing opportunities across the greater Hawkes Bay Region. 

We’re looking for skilled workers with proven experience in high-volume commercial meat processing environments. This role requires strong slaughtering and knife skills, accuracy, productivity and a commitment to animal welfare, food safety and workplace safety.

The role

Duties may include:

• Operating restraining and stunning equipment

• Stunning and slaughtering livestock

• Severing jugular veins and bleeding carcasses

• Removing heads and trimming head meat

• Opening and eviscerating carcasses

• Removing hides and preparing carcasses for further processing

• Trimming carcasses to required specifications

• Using knives and slaughter equipment safely and efficiently

• Maintaining knives and equipment

• Working to commercial production and quality standards

• Following animal welfare requirements

• Maintaining food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards

What we're looking for

• Minimum 5 years' relevant commercial slaughtering experience

• Proven experience within a commercial meat processing or abattoir environment

• Strong slaughtering and knife skills

• Experience with either BEEF / LAMB / SHEEP 

• Ability to work safely and efficiently at commercial processing speeds

• Strong understanding of animal welfare requirements

• Good food safety and hygiene practices

• Physically fit and comfortable working in a meat processing environment

• Reliable and able to work effectively as part of a production team

• Relevant qualification or industry certification 

This is a skilled commercial slaughtering position. Farm kill, home kill or general meat processing experience alone will not meet the experience requirements for this role.

If you’re an experienced commercial Slaughterer with proven skills in high-volume meat processing, apply today with your CV outlining your slaughtering experience.