Skilled Meat Worker

Job Overview

Job Description

**About Us**
Woodward Foods Australia has been proudly farming, producing, and distributing the finest quality beef and lamb across the country since 1888. We are a leading meat processor deeply committed to sustainability and providing our customers with premium meat sourced from natural, pure Australian lands. While our core operations and abattoir are proudly based in Swan Hill, we rely on our busy distribution depots to deliver exceptional products to tables nationwide.

We are currently looking for a dedicated, full-time Skilled Meat Worker to join the boning room team at our Adelaide depot in Wingfield, SA 5013, on a permanent basis.

As a vital part of our processing floor, your day-to-day work will be hands-on and dynamic. You will be stepping in to help us maintain our high production standards by taking on a variety of duties. This involves:

* Using your knife skills to safely and skillfully separate meat, fat, and tissue from the bone.
* Portioning sides and quarters of meat into standard, market-ready cuts like rumps, flanks, and shoulders while making sure to trim away internal fat, bruises, and clots so the meat is perfect for packing.
* Making sure everything meets our strict hygiene standards by washing, scraping, and perfectly trimming meat to remove any blood or foreign material.
* Operating the switching controls to smoothly direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from the supply rails right onto the boning tables.
* Safely operating processing machinery, including bandsaws, to achieve precise cuts.

**What You Bring to the Table**
We’re looking for someone reliable who takes pride in a hard day's work and understands the rhythm of an active boning room. To hit the ground running with us, you will need to bring at least one year of hands-on experience working as a boner, slicer, or skilled meat worker in a boning room or similar processing environment.

You should be comfortable in a fast-paced, highly physical setting and have a steady hand with processing tools and heavy machinery including proven experience operating a bandsaw safely and efficiently. A keen eye for detail is essential, as you'll be responsible for making sure our cuts meet the premium quality Woodward Foods is known for.

Most importantly, you need to be a team player with a strong, proactive approach to workplace health and safety. A solid understanding of strict hygiene practices, quality control, and hazard awareness is an absolute must to succeed in this role.

**Ready to Join Us?**
If you're looking for a stable, long-term role with a historic Australian company and have the skills we need, we’d love to hear from you. We offer a supportive team environment and the opportunity to build a solid career right here in Wingfield.

To apply, please submit your up-to-date resume and a brief cover letter highlighting your relevant meat processing and boning room experience.

*Woodward Foods Australia is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all of our team members.*