(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Job Description
Use hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and fish.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
96
|
Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming. |
89
|
Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing. |
78
|
Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat. |
77
|
Remove parts, such as skin, feathers, scales or bones, from carcass. |
76
|
Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future processing. |
66
|
Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use. |
60
|
Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass. |
58
|
Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents. |
54
|
Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings. |
48
|
Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers. |
23
|
Prepare sausages, luncheon meats, hot dogs, and other fabricated meat products, using meat trimmings and hamburger meat. |
15
|
Prepare ready-to-heat foods by filleting meat or fish or cutting it into bite-sized pieces, preparing and adding vegetables or applying sauces or breading. |
14
|
Clean and salt hides. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
86
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
51
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
44
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
44
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
35
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
35
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
33
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
31
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
31
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
31
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
30
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
29
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
29
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
28
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
27
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
27
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
26
|
Getting Information
|
25
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
24
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
23
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
23
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
22
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
22
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
22
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
21
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
21
|
Processing Information
|
20
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
18
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
18
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
17
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
17
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
16
|
Thinking Creatively
|
15
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
15
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
14
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
14
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
14
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
14
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
14
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
12
|
Interacting With Computers
|
11
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|