Becoming a Meat Packer in Queensland

About this role

Meat Packers weigh, wrap, seal and label meat and meat products.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Meat Packer include:

• obtains supplies of products and assembles bags, package folders and cartons
• packs containers and bags with products, and counts, weighs and measures amounts and adjusts quantities
• wraps protective material around products, seals bags and containers, and attaches pre-printed labels
• counts and places bags and packages onto trays and racks, and into shipping cartons
• records information such as numbers, weight, times and dates
• monitors the filling of containers and adjusts machines to maintain volume and seal quality
• monitors the supply and quality of containers and contents of holding tanks
• checks the cleanliness and operation of machines, equipment and containers.