6811-Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers

Job Title: 

Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers

Job Description: 

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers slaughter animals, clean, cut and dress meat and fish, remove bones and prepare related food items or preserve meat, fish and other foods and food products by drying, salting for smoking.

Tasks: 

Boning, cutting and dressing meat and fish for sale or further processing

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

107 - Food Science and Technology

Specific Occupations: 

681101 - Slaughterer
Description : Slaughters livestock in abattoirs.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Cattle Slaughterer, Crocodile Slaughterer, Equine Slaughterer, Game Slaughterer, Halaal Slaughter, Pork Slaughterer, Sheep Slaughterer

681102 - Red Meat De-boner
Description : Prepares slaughtered livestock for further processing in abattoirs.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Abattoir Process Worker, Meat Cutter / Trimmer

681103 - Butcher
Description : Selects, cuts, trims, prepares and arranges fresh meat for sale or supply; or manages the processes in the production of fresh meat products.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : Yes
Specializations : Biltong Maker, Processed Meat Maker, Sausage Maker, Smallgoods Maker, Sosati Maker

681104 - Fishmonger
Description : Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Abalone Sheller, Fish Boner / Cutter, Fish Dehydrator, Fish Filleter, Fish Preserver, Mussel Marinator, Mussel Opener, Oyster Opener / Canner

681105 - Poultry Slaughterer
Description : Stuns and kills, dresses, trims, cuts into portions, bones, fillets, weighs, grades and packages poultry.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Chicken Processor, Poultry Boner, Poultry Factory Worker, Poultry Processing Worker, Poultry Spotter, Poultry Worker Abattoir Freezing Works

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa