Silver Fern Farms Pareora, located just south of Timaru are seeking eager people, keen to join the team as a Meat Boner & Slicer.

Experience is preferred; however, we will welcome applications from eager people looking to kick start a new career.

Requirements :

• NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification is preferred (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
• At least one year of relevant experience

Continuous on-the-job training will be provided.

Tasks Include :

• operating switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables
• cutting meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones
• washing, scraping and trimming foreign material and blood from meat
• cutting sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks and
• shoulders, and removing internal fat, blood clots, bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing
• operating restrainer and stunning equipment
• severing jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing
• trimming and removing head meat and severing animal heads
• slitting open, eviscerating and trimming animal carcasses

Successful applicants will be experienced working in a fast-paced physically demanding role or prepared to learn.

We offer a great team environment and the opportunity to develop a lasting career in the meat processing industry.