Job description Poultry Slaughterer - Food And Beverage Processing in the Montréal Region

Find out what work is like for a poultry slaughterer - food and beverage processing in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (NOC 94141).

Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

Description

Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers prepare meat and poultry for further processing or for packaging for wholesale distribution. They are employed in meat and poultry slaughtering, processing and packing establishments.

Work week duration

Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Industrial butchers
  • Slaughter livestock using stunning devices and knives
  • Skin, clean and trim carcasses
  • Remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
  • Split carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling
  • May slaughter cattle, calves and sheep as prescribed by religious laws.
  • Industrial meat cutters
  • 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.
  • Poultry preparers
  • Slaughter poultry and remove inedible parts
  • Remove feathers and singe and wash poultry to prepare for further processing or packaging.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Meat and poultry processing and packing plants
  • Meat and poultry slaughtering establishments

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Sound and noise
  • Biological agents

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 94141), and a list of similar occupations:

  • beef boner
  • ham cutter
  • industrial butcher
  • industrial meat cutter
  • meat trimmer
  • poultry preparer
  • slaughterer

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey

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