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What this job is
A meat packer works in abattoirs, butcheries, or meat processing facilities, preparing and packaging meat products for retail or wholesale distribution. The role involves operating packaging machinery, applying labels and pricing, and ensuring products meet food safety and quality standards. Work is conducted in temperature-controlled environments and requires adherence to food hygiene regulations and Safe Work Australia standards.
Pay
A$1,366 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Check quality of products on the production linecore
- Clean food and beverage machinerycore
- Goods Receipt Processingcore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Stock Counting and Stocktakecore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Carry out checks of production plant equipment
- Check quality of raw materials
- Health Terminology Literacy
- Process Improvement Identification
- Risk Identification
- Verbal Communication
- Workload Self-Management