Meat Inspector ANZSCO 311312: Job, Salary & Visas

Meat Inspector ANZSCO Code: 311312

A Meat inspector is a person who works to check if the food is safe and edible. They have a very important role in the food industry. They work to make sure that the meat that is used in home or restaurant meals is healthy and disease-free before eating. Meat inspectors inspect all meat products such as pork, beef, poultry and seafood to make sure they're prepared correctly and are safe to consume before they're packaged and sent to suppliers.

Within some communities, meat inspectors may have the title of food inspector when the company doesn't segregate meat into its own evaluation category. Meat inspector positions may be part of an organization's quality control or quality assurance departments. Meat inspectors work in industrial settings like slaughterhouses and processing plants. They wear safety equipment like hooded jumpsuits, gloves, shoe covers, masks and goggles because they contact food waste or potentially unsafe products. Meat inspectors may work in extreme weather conditions, spend a majority of their day standing or walking and may travel among facilities to conduct inspections.

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Skill Level:	2
Alternative Title:	Meat Hygiene Inspector
Migration Strategy:	CSOL
ANZSCO Code:	311312

Meat Inspector Job Description, Responsibilities, and Education Requirements

Most professions in this unit group have a level of skill proportional to the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:

AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma ANZSCO Skill Level 2

In New Zealand:

NZ Register Diploma ANZSCO Skill Level 2

A minimum of three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some examples, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Primary Products Inspectors usually have a background in Agriculture, Food Processing Technology or related fields. These studies focus on the process of farming, animal breeding and grazing, producing unprocessed plant and animal products.

Tasks Include:

Inspecting animals produce to identify product quality issues
Testing samples of produce for quality, size and purity
Ensuring that required standards of hygiene are observed at storage, processing and packing facilities and in transport vehicles
Advising on the identification of pests and diseases and on regulations pertaining to grading, packing and loading of products
Inspects animals, plants and agricultural produce to identify product quality issues and provides advice to producers
Audits and monitors quality procedures at farms, food handling and food processing facilities to ensure compliance with required standards
Tests samples of produce for quality, size and purity
Ensures that required standards of hygiene are observed at storage, processing and packing facilities and in transport vehicles
Advises primary producers on economic aspects of disease eradication and informs producers and the general public of the health implications of diseases and impurities
Advises on the identification of pests and diseases and on regulations pertaining to grading, packing and loading of products
May examine imported plants and animals, and products such as timber, seeds and dried fruits and make quarantine arrangements
May initiate or assist in legal action to enforce regulations, appear in court to give evidence in cases involving breaches of the regulations
Checks and grades produce (e.g. meat, fruit, vegetables, milk, grains, sugar cane and fish) during processing and makes sure that ingredients used in processing meet government standards of purity and grading
Supervises fumigation of ships and aircraft
Checks on the proper disposal of quarantine garbage