Meat Industry Award 2010 - Business SA

Meat Industry Award 2010Schedule B—Classification StructureB.1 The schedule sets out the classification structure that will apply to all employeescovered by this award.B.2 DefinitionsB.2.1B.2.2B.2.3B.2.4Boner is an employee who is required to use a knife to remove meat from the bones,sides, quarters or other piece of a carcase in accordance with the employer’sspecifications and, where required by the employer, to dispatch such meat, bones andtrimmings to other employees and/or work areas for further processing as required bythe employer.Carcase grader is an employee who determines the category or grades into whichanimal carcases are allotted in accordance with approved specifications and who isappropriately accredited by the relevant authority.General butcher means an employee who holds an accredited and relevant retailbutchering trade qualification.Salesperson means an employee (not being a general butcher) who is employed in aself-service establishment in the replenishing of display or storage cabinets or workassociated or employed in a meat retail establishment shop, selling meat products andwhose principal responsibility will be dealing directly with customers in respect tosales of meat and other butcher shop products, and who may also perform thefollowing duties:(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)cut uncooked meat for weight;wrap meat or smallgoods;divide sausages, frankfurts or other smallgoods and for this purpose use a knifefor cutting;sell goods already prepared; andprepare counter ready products.B.2.5B.2.6B.2.7B.2.8B.2.9Sawyer is an employee who breaks down a carcase, side, quarter or other piece usinga saw, either for the pre-work-up for boning or in accordance with requiredspecifications.Skin classer is an employee accredited to assess the categories or grades into whichsheep skins are sorted in accordance with predetermined specifications.Slaughterer in a meat manufacturing establishment or a meat retail establishment(other than a tradesperson slaughterer) is competent to perform slaughtering tasks inaccordance with the employer’s specifications.Slaughterer Class 1 is an employee who performs the indicative tasks set out in theclassification stream.Slaughterer Class 2 is an employee who performs the indicative tasks set out in theclassification stream.42 MA000059