From slaughterer to meat cutter
20 of the 30 essential skills of a meat cutter are already essential for a slaughterer — 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
- cultural practices regarding animal slaughter
- documentation concerning meat production
- ensure sanitation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- handle knives for cutting activities
- handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms
- lift heavy weights
- maintain cutting equipment
- mark differences in colours
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- process livestock organs
- split animal carcasses
- tend meat processing production machines
- tolerate strong smells
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a meat cutter and not for a slaughterer. 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
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- handle knives for meat processing activities
- operate cutting equipment
- operate weighing machine
- sort cut parts of carcasses inside cooling compartments
- trace meat products
- use cutting equipment
- weigh parts of animal carcasses
- work in cold environments
Other moves from slaughterer
2 roles- halal slaughterer31 skills in common
- kosher slaughterer30 skills in common
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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.