Meat Packer
832114 · Medium Next-day ready Career data Verified
Hand packers weigh, pack, seal and label materials and products to prepare them for transportation and delivery.
Most common salary $50k – $69k
Upper salary up to $89k
Training No specific training
Description
Weighs, wraps, seals and labels meat and meat products.
Typical work tasks
- Obtains supplies of products and assembles bags, package folders and cartons; packs containers and bags with products, and counts, weighs and measures amounts and adjusts quantities; wraps protective material around products, seals bags and containers, and attaches pre-printed labels; counts and places bags and packages onto trays and racks, and into shipping cartons; records information such as numbers, weight, times and dates; monitors the filling of containers and adjusts machines to maintain volume and seal quality; monitors the supply and quality of containers and contents of holding tanks; checks the cleanliness and operation of machines, equipment and containers.
Typical work environment
- Works indoors in a meat processing plant or butcher shop.
- Usually works in adequately ventilated factory or other work environments. Some meat-packing can take place in cold conditions and include movement into and out of chillers.
- Wears protective clothing and equipment appropriate to tasks and food safety and health requirements.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Light to medium physical demand
- Stands constantly when working.
- Stretching across is a frequent requirement for meat packers.
- Squatting or crouching movements may be required on an occasional basis.
- Bending is frequent where lifting or leaning over packing equipment is required.
- Twisting of the body or neck may be required on an occasional basis.
- Contact with skin irritants is contained by the use of protective clothing.
- Lifting and carrying is required when moving packed containers into cold storage.
- Repetitive hand/arm movements are required for many packing roles.
- Driving is not required.
- Use of hand tools will be frequently required.
- Mental skills necessary include practical and organisational skills.
Entry signal Reviewed
No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Meat packer, nil entry requirements; immediate start.
Entry Requirements
- Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.