Annual Salary
£17,000 to £25,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Meat process workers produce meat products for the food manufacturing, catering and food retail industries.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
There will be
0.7% fewer Meat process worker jobs in 2029.
Your day-to-day duties will depend on where you work. You could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work at an abattoir or in a factory.
Your working environment may be cold and physically demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course, like proficiency in the meat and poultry industry, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need for this job.
You could apply to do an Abattoir Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship with a meat production company.
You'll usually need:
You do not need any particular qualifications to apply directly for this job. Some employers may prefer you to have some GCSEs at grades 9 to 2 (A* to E).
You may have an advantage if you've got experience of using a forklift truck for moving stock, though this is not essential.
You'll need to:
In this job, you must be able to deal with the duties that come with handling animal carcasses.
You can find out more about careers in meat food production from Tasty Careers.
You could become a shift supervisor or manager on the production line, or in an area like quality control, product development or food marketing.
With further experience you could train to become a meat hygiene inspector.
You'll need: