From prepared meat operator to butcher
24 of the 36 essential skills of a butcher are already essential for a prepared meat 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.
- 24
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 67%
- 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
24 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 preservation treatments
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- cope with blood
- cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- food storage
- grind meat
- handle knives for meat processing activities
- legislation about animal origin products
- mark differences in colours
- measure precise food processing operations
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- 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
12 skillsEssential for a butcher and not for a prepared meat operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- ensure sanitation
- follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food
- handle knives for cutting activities
- maintain food specifications
- monitor stock level
- 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 prepared meat operator
2 roles- meat preparations operator30 skills in common
- halal butcher21 skills in common
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How far are you from being a butcher?
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