Abattoirs

Jackoffthelad

Can anyone please tell me what qualifications you need to work in an abattoir here in Ireland ?

Thank you.

kay 9

None needed unless you want to follow a career in skinning & boning. Think it's level 6 fetac or Smth. There's nicer jobs out there but someone for everything I guess.

Kovu

As Kay said above, nothing needed in lairage anyway, except a quick turn of foot :P
Something in Animal welfare would probably help you along though.

Miname

It's a weird ambition to want to work in an abbatoir.

liam7831

I used to work in one, my job was picking up the heads when they were chopped off, was a bit weird cos nerves and stuff still moving

Nekarsulm

Helps if you can speak Portuguese. At least up round us.

Kovu

Miname wrote: »

It's a weird ambition to want to work in an abbatoir.

Don't knock it till you try it, early mornings and strange workplace isn't for everyone though
However the pay helps!

Jackoffthelad

I thought you'd need something in animal anatomy to be able to preform the slaughter.

Nib

A weak mind and a hard back.

Base price

Jackoffthelad wrote: »

I thought you'd need something in animal anatomy to be able to preform the slaughter.

Only people with correct training are allowed/approved to do the actual slaughtering.

Nettleman

Nib wrote: »

A weak mind and a hard back.

And a thick neck for talking down prices

Jackoffthelad

Base price wrote: »

Only people with correct training are allowed/approved to do the actual slaughtering.

Is it training on the job ?

tanko

After working in a meat factory for a while, you'll never look at cattle the same way again.
I wonder is there much halal slaughter going on in irish factories now, it really is a disgraceful practice. For cattle to be killed in that way after so much effort is put into looking after them really is a joke.

Capercaillie

Most meat factories don't want Irish workers.

tanko

Capercaillie wrote: »

Most meat factories don't want Irish workers.

When the boom came irish people weren't prepared to work in meat factories any more.
I remember students queuing out the door of the local meat factory looking for summer jobs, most of them were turned away. How times change.......

Jackoffthelad

Capercaillie wrote: »

Most meat factories don't want Irish workers.

Why do you think that is ?

Capercaillie

Jackoffthelad wrote: »

Why do you think that is ?

Irish workers more militant, while the foreigners will do whatever they are told.

Jackoffthelad

My friend from Kuwait applied and the lady told him that they get so many applications that they can't even process them all.

davidk1394

Capercaillie wrote: »

Most meat factories don't want Irish workers.

A good few of the lamb factories have irish workers

Capercaillie

davidk1394 wrote: »

A good few of the lamb factories have irish workers

I used to work in Kildare Chilling and often on the lamb line I was the only Irish person.

Base price

I not sure but I thought most factories (larger ones anyway) use subcontractors for the lines, boning etc. I know 2 lads, one Polish and the other Brazilian who are employed by a subcontractor, not directly by the factory.

Nib

What would the wages be like for working in somewhere like the Kildare Chilling?

kay 9

The money ain't bad actually as today's payscale goes. 12-14ph. The brother applied and got a job in local factory. Came in and started @ 5. Was also moving cattle heads only to be told an hour later who hired him and that he wasn't needed. Someone took an instant dislike to him. Very bad organisation and a lack of respect. If it was me I'd be moving other heads... Not a nice thing to do to a young lad starting out

Jackoffthelad

The abattoir, entire processes, after watchining it on vid' on You Tube, seems easy to me. While looking at the comments, people seem so grotesqued by it, if I'm saying it right.

We all eat them, what's the bother.

I'd do it, if there's money in it.

greysides

It's hard repetitive work.

davidk1394

Capercaillie wrote: »

I used to work in Kildare Chilling and often on the lamb line I was the only Irish person.

I was watching our lambs go up the line in camolin and it seemed to be half and half.