From meat preparations operator to butcher
21 of the 36 essential skills of a butcher are already essential for a meat preparations operator — about 58% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 21
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 58%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a butcher
What a butcher does
Butchers order, inspect and buy meat to prepare it and sell it as consumable meat products. They perform activities such as cutting, trimming, boning, tying, and grinding beef, pork, and poultry meat. They prepare those mentioned sorts of meat for consumption.
What carries over
21 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- animal anatomy for food production
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- cope with blood
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- ensure sanitation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- food storage
- grind meat
- handle knives for meat processing activities
- maintain food specifications
- mark differences in colours
- operate meat processing equipment
- prepare meat for sale
- prepare specialised meat products
- process livestock organs
- tend meat packaging machine
- tend meat processing production machines
- tolerate strong smells
- trace meat products
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a butcher and not for a meat preparations operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply preservation treatments
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting
- follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food
- handle knives for cutting activities
- legislation about animal origin products
- measure precise food processing operations
- monitor stock level
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- process customer orders
- provide first aid
- split animal carcasses
- warm blooded animal organs
- work in a food processing team
- work in cold environments
Other moves from meat preparations operator
2 roles- prepared meat operator30 skills in common
- meat cutter20 skills in common
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How far are you from being a butcher?
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