Skills Poultry Slaughterer - Food And Beverage Processing near Grande Prairie (AB)

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "poultry slaughterer - food and beverage processing" was moved from the group Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (NOC 9462) to the group Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (NOC 94141).

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a poultry slaughterer - food and beverage processing in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (NOC 94141).

Tasks

  • Slaughter livestock and remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses
  • Slaughter cattle, calves, and sheep as prescribed by religious laws
  • Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging
  • Remove feathers and singe and wash poultry to prepare for further processing or packaging
  • Cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use
  • Remove bones from meat

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

    Skills

  • Analysis Help -
    • Inspecting and Testing

    Analysis

    Examining and evaluating information.
    • Inspecting and Testing

      Examining and investigating problems, sites or objects to ensure compliance with safety standards, laws or regulations.

  • Service and Care Help -
    • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

    Service and Care

    Taking care of the needs of people and animals.
    • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

      Providing cleaning and janitorial services.

  • Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help -
    • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

    Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

    Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.
    • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

      Operating and monitoring various types of mechanically-controlled or computer-controlled industrial machinery, equipment or systems.

    Management

    Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

    Communication

    Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

    Information Handling

    Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.
  • Handling Goods and Materials Help -
    • Sorting
    • Loading and Unloading

    Handling Goods and Materials

    Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.
    • Sorting

      Handling, sorting, weighing, packaging, separating or arranging materials, according to established patterns or procedures.

    • Loading and Unloading

      Moving goods or materials, by hand or with the aid of equipment.

    Creative Expression

    Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

    Building

    Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

    Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

    Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

    Knowledge

    Social Sciences and Arts

    Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

    Mathematics and Science

    Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.
  • Manufacturing and Production Help -
    • Processing and Production
    • Food Production and Agriculture

    Manufacturing and Production

    Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.
    • Processing and Production

      Knowledge of production methods, inputs, outputs, work flow and industrial processes including safety, quality control and cost estimation.

    • Food Production and Agriculture

      Knowledge of techniques and equipment for raising, planting, growing, harvesting and storage of animal and plant food products and the techniques, materials and equipment for their preparation and preservation.

    Law and Public Safety

    Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

    Business, Finance and Management

    Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.
  • Engineering and Technology Help -
    • Mechanics and Machinery

    Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.
    • Mechanics and Machinery

      Knowledge of machines, equipment and tools including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.

    Education and Training

    Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

    Communications and Transportation

    Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

    Health Services

    Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
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