SLAUGHTERING OF LAMPS – Mariental Abattoir

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Slaughtering of lamb car cases for export quality. This is an on the line, slaughter floor position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

Grade 12 certificate.

2-3 years’ experience in abattoir slaughtering.

KEY JOB OUTPUTS:

Skin sections of animals or whole animals.
Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.
Trim head meat, and sever or remove parts of animals’ heads or skulls.
Trim, clean, and/or cure animal hides.
Wrap dressed carcasses and/or meat cuts.
Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass.
Slaughter animals in accordance with specified religious standards (Halaal).
Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal.
Saw, split, or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling.
Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering.
Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering or skinning.