From meat preparations operator to meat cutter
20 of the 30 essential skills of a meat cutter are already essential for a meat preparations operator — about 67% 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.
- 20
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 67%
- of the target job covered
- 30
- essential skills of a meat cutter
What a meat cutter does
Meat cutters cut carcasses of animals into large and smaller parts for further processing. They remove bones from pre-processed carcasses of animals either manually or using machines.
What carries over
20 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
- clean the trimming box
- cope with blood
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- ensure sanitation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- handle knives for meat processing activities
- handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms
- lift heavy weights
- maintain cutting equipment
- mark differences in colours
- operate weighing machine
- process livestock organs
- tend meat processing production machines
- tolerate strong smells
- trace meat products
- weigh parts of animal carcasses
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a meat cutter 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.
- cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting
- cultural practices regarding animal slaughter
- documentation concerning meat production
- handle knives for cutting activities
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- operate cutting equipment
- sort cut parts of carcasses inside cooling compartments
- split animal carcasses
- use cutting equipment
- work in cold environments
Other moves from meat preparations operator
2 roles- prepared meat operator30 skills in common
- butcher21 skills in common
← meat preparations operatormeat cutter →The other way round
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How far are you from being a meat cutter?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.