This project will review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for specific job roles and functions associated with meat and poultry processing within food and drink operations.

Here is the Functional Analysis or Map for Meat and Poultry 

Occupation/Area

D. Produce food and drink products

D2. Manufacture and process food & drink products

D2.4 Perform meat & poultry processing operations

Meat & poultry control functions

URN & NOS

IMPMP101 Use powered tools or equipment for processing meat or poultry (MP101S MP102K)

IMPMP103 Carry out manual stunning of meat or poultry species (MP103S MP104K)

IMPMP108 Control an automated stunning system (MP108S MP109K)

IMPMP109 Protect the welfare of animals during pithing operations (NEW)

IMPMP110 Carry out manual bleeding operations (MP110S MP111K)

IMPMP112 Control an automated bleeding system (MP112S MP113K)

IMPMP114 Carry out religious slaughter (MP114S MP115K)

IMPMP117 Carry out slaughtering for Kosher meat (MP114S MP117K)

IMPMP118 Carry out slaughtering for Halal meat (MP118 MP119K MP116K)

IMPMP120 Control a carcass shackling system (MP120S MP121K)

IMPPO122 Skin meat species (MP122S MP123K)

IMPPO124 Control an automated de-hairing or de-feathering system (MP124S MP125K)

IMPMP127 Carry out rodding and clipping of meat carcasses (MP126S MP127K)

IMPMP128 Split meat carcasses (MP128S MP129K)

IMPMP130 Remove category 1 specified risk material in meat processing (MP130S MP131K)

IMPMP132 Control automated meat or poultry processing operations (MP132 MP133K)

IMPMP134 Eviscerate meat or poultry (MP134S MP136K)

IMPMP135 Eviscerate animals or birds for Kosher meat and poultry (MP134S MP135K)

IMPMP137 Control a carcass electrical stimulation system (MP137S MP138K)

IMPMP139 Sort meat or poultry processing by-products (MP139S MP140K)

IMPMP141 Process meat or poultry offal or processing by-products (MP141S MP142K)

IMPMP143 Carry out primal cutting of meat or poultry (MP143S MP144K)

IMPMP145 Carry out boning of meat or poultry (MP145S MP146K)

IMPMP147 Carry out seaming or filleting of meat or poultry (MP147S MP148K)

IMPMP149 Carry out trimming of meat or poultry (MP149S MP150K)

IMPMP151 Carry out butchery of red meat primal joints (MP151S MP152K)

IMPMP154 Carry out poultry butchery(MP154S MP155K)

IMPMP156 Carry out wild game butchery (MP156S MP157K)

IMPMP158 Produce portion controlled raw meat or poultry products (MP158S MP159K)

IMPMP160 Enhance flavour in meat or poultry products (MP160S MP161K)

IMPMP162 Cure meat products (MP160S MP162K MP163K)

IMPMP164 Control massaging or tumbling of boneless meat and poultry (MP164S MP165K)

IMPMP166 Produce sausages by hand MP166S MP167K)

IMPMP167 Manufacture meat products in a retail environment(NEW)

IMPMP168 Produce batch pastry-based meat or poultry products by hand (MP168S MP169K)

IMPMP170 Cook batched meat or poultry (MP170S MP171K)

IMPMP172 Produce added value meat or poultry products (MP172S MP173K)

IMPMP174 Display meat or poultry for sale (MP174S MP175K)

IMPMP178 Break down red meat carcasses (MP178S MP179K)

IMPMP180 Prepare and finish cuts from beef forequarter (MP180S MP185K)

IMPMP181 Prepare and finish cuts from beef hindquarter (MP181S MP185K)

IMPMP182 Prepare and finish cuts from lamb carcasses (MP182S MP185K)

IMPMP183 Prepare and finish poultry carcasses (MP183S MP185K)

IMPMP184 Prepare and finish cuts from pork carcasses (MP184 MP185)

IMPMP185 Prepare and finish specialised edible secondary products (NEW)

Meat & poultry monitoring and technical functions

URN & NOS

IMPMP201 Monitor bleeding for Kosher meat (MP201S MP202K)

IMPMP203 Monitor carcass production in meat or poultry processing (MP203S MP204K)

IMPMP205 Monitor an automated meat or poultry processing system (MP205S MP206K)

IMPMP207 Classify meat or poultry carcasses (MP207S MP208K)

IMPMP214 Monitor meat or poultry further processing (MP214S MP215K)

IMPMP219 Monitor the recovery of meat and poultry processing by-products (MP219S MP220K)

IMPMP221 Monitor primal butchery in meat processing (MP221 MP222K)

IMPMP223 Monitor secondary butchery in meat processing (MP223S MP224K)

IMPMP225 Monitor butchery in sales operations (MP225S MP226K)

IMPMP227 Monitor the manufacture of meat products (MP227S MP228K)

IMPMP229 Monitor slaughter operations in meat processing (MP229S MP230K)

IMPMP231 Monitor the recovery of co-products and disposal of waste in meat processing (MP231S MP232K)

IMPMP233 Monitor treatment operations in meat processing (MP233S MP234K)

IMPMP235 Monitor the slicing and wrapping of meat and meat products (MP235S MP236K)

Meat & poultry inspection

URN & NOS

IMPMP301 Carry out pre-slaughter and slaughter inspection activities (poultry) (MP301S MP302K)

IMPMP303 Carry out pre-slaughter inspection activities (red meat) (MP303S MP304K)

IMPMP305 Carry out post-mortem inspection activities (poultry) (MP305S MP306K)

IMPMP307 Carry out post-mortem inspection activities (red meat)(MP307S MP308K)

IMPMP309 Carry out post-mortem inspection activities (wild game)(MP309S MP310K)

IMPMP311 Check the application of specified risk material procedures in meat or poultry processing (MP311S MP312K MP313K)

IMPMP314 Carry out sampling operations in meat or poultry processing (MP314S MP315K)

IMPMP316 Check the controlled removal of food waste, animal products and edible co-products (MP316S MP317K)

IMPMP318 Check slaughterhouse food safety management procedures (poultry) (MP318S MP319K)

IMPMP321 Check slaughterhouse food safety management procedures (red meat) (MP321S MP322K)

IMPMP323 Check food safety management procedures (wild game meat) (MP323S MP324K)

IMPMP325 Check food safety management procedures (poultry cutting plants) (MP325S MP326K)

IMPMP327 Check food safety management procedures in red meat cutting plants(MP327S MP328K)

IMPMP329 Check food safety management procedures (approved cold stores)(MP329S MP330K)

IMPMP331 Check food safety management procedures for minced meat, meat preparations and meat product establishments (MP331S MP332K MP333K)

 

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