Production Operator - Master Butchers Coooperative Limited

Master Butchers Co-operative Ltd is a multi-faceted organisation that provides rendering, blending, packaging and machinery services to the meat industry. Members of the cooperative consist of retail and wholesale butchers, supermarkets, smallgoods manufacturers, abattoir operators, boning room operators, and seafood and poultry manufacturers/retailers mainly in SA, NT and WA. The MBL Proteins section of the business is seeking full time Production Operators for its facility in Wingfield 5013 and Keith 5267, South Australia. The salary offered is $79,423 per annum plus superannuation. Duties and responsibilities The work involves operating machinery and processing of animal by-products with the use of rendering equipment. The Production Operator would undertake the following duties and responsibilities: · Utilise rendering equipment to process livestock by-product materials for the production of tallow, grease, blood meal, and high-protein bone meal; · Using production equipment to dry the concentrated protein and ground the product for distribution; · Operating production machinery, including calibrating equipment to monitoring gauges, making adjustments as required for the production of tallow, grease, blood meal, bone meal and other products; · Set up cleaning and maintenance schedules to prevent problems by keeping machines in good working order in accordance with internal policies; · Inspect finished products, take samples and undertake product quality control; and · Prepare products for dispatch. The applicants will have the following skills and experience: • At least 2 years full time prior experience in the meat production industry • An ability to assess and prioritise maintenance, repair and servicing where required. • Attention to detail in supervision of operations.