A Meat Inspector examines meat products, such as beef, pork, seafood, poultry; before packaging to ensure it is safe and that the processing is quality-centric. While the duties vary based on the type and size of the work setting, the following are certain core tasks mentioned on the Livestock Sciences – inspecting live animals, game, or poultry to check for disease or any symptoms, inspecting the cut meat, making sure the unfit meat is destroyed properly; inspecting and grading various types and cuts of meat, sending animal tissue to a lab for testing, performing quality control analysis; and performing maintenance inspections.
A Meat Inspector qualifications include the following key skills – the ability to work in hazardous working conditions; no chronic eye disease, good vision, the ability to distinguish color shades, the ability to perform the frequent physical activity; the ability to use both hands, and the potential to work in strong smells and slippery surfaces. A bachelor’s degree in food science, meat science, or microbiology is required.
Summary : Meat and Poultry Division enforces state and federal laws designed to ensure meat and poultry products sold to consumers are wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled.
Skills : Organizational, Multitask.
Description :
Verifies that establishments produce safe and wholesome products for the consumer by following all regulatory guidelines.
Implements SSOP verification activities to ensure production in a sanitary environment.
Performs Lockout/Tagout procedures.
Observes plant conditions and verifies compliance with SPS regulations.
Verifies HACCP Regulatory Compliance by conducting HACCP verification activities on the plant's execution of its HACCP system.
Initiates additional verification procedures, as necessary in response to specific problems.
Identify and document HACCP, SSOP, and SPS noncompliance through PBIS/PHIS.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Food Safety
Meat Inspector Resume
Objective : Under direct supervision, inspected red meat, red meat products, and meat processing facilities to determine compliance with legal standards that includes ante mortem and post-mortem inspections.
Skills : Cleaning, Microsoft Word/Powerpoint, Organizational, Photography, Internet.
Description :
Inspecting meat to make sure there was no fecal, ingesta, milk, etc.
Make sure the carcass was railed out.
Looked for any form of visible diseases or abscess that needed to be trimmed or condemned.
Cut open certain sections of the head area and inspected for several things as well as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys.
Made sure nothing went by without inspection.
Make sure nothing harmful went through that could put someone's health in danger.
Realized how many lives are in our hands.
Experience
0-2 Years
Level
Entry Level
Education
Environmental Science
Meat Inspector Resume
Summary : Served as an inspector of livestock and poultry slaughter and processing plants that hold a Grant of Inspection or a Grant of Exemption issued by the Meat and Poultry Division (MPI) of the State Board of Animal Health (BOAH)
Skills : Heavy Equipment Operator.
Description :
Pre-op and operational sanitation, Slaughter Inspection, Cooler Inspection, Processing Inspection, Retail Inspection, Reviewing processing procedures, Quality control, Examining and Reviewing HACCP plans for full Inspected Plants.
Inspect plant premises and made sure maintained properly.
Made sure HACCP Plans were signed and dated annually and if any new regulation changes were implemented into the HACCP Plan.
Consist of pre-op and operational sanitation, slaughter inspection, inhumane treatment of animals, processing, reviewing processing procedures, HACCP Plan, and records pertaining to the plan.
Documenting deficiencies on noncompliance records.
Making sure safety is a priority in the workplace.
Communication skills with supervisors/plant managers/owners and employees.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
USDA Inspection
Meat Inspector Resume
Summary : Seeks to secure a position with a great company that will use knowledge to its fullest potential. Meat Inspectors also have previous career experience in roles such as Cook or Customer Service Representative.
Skills : Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, HACCP, Microsoft Office, SSOP, GMP.
Description :
Checking for shipments to make sure product is ready to be received Into the stores.
Work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.
Must be able to track shipments and work as an effective team member.
Safety procedures and company and guidelines had to be followed.
Implements regulatory control actions.
Monitors verification of the establishment's corrective actions and preventative measures.
Oversaw weight verification and ensured vendors met company-established product guidelines.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
GED
Meat Inspector Resume
Summary : Responsible for implementing the provisions of the Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under. Assuring the production of safe, unadulterated, properly labeled meat and poultry products produced in their assigned establishment(s) using sound principles of food public health and food safety.
Skills : Microsoft Office, Negotiation, Management, Procurement, Sales, Account Executive.
Description :
Accountable for the Quality Control of all meat products received in the warehouse.
Oversaw weight verification and ensured vendors met company-established product guidelines.
Managed 2 union warehousemen working as test weighers inspecting and verifying billed weights matched actual case weights.
Worked closely with the Corporate Director of Quality Control, National Meat Vice President, buyers, and warehouse personnel.
Increased short weight and trim credit from $40K annually to $250K.
Improved the overall quality of meat in the stores by maintaining strict vigilance to acceptable quality control standards.
Based on the success of the operation, selected to train out-of-state company meat inspectors to share best practices.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
HSE
Meat Inspector Resume
Summary : Inspects, evaluates, & verifies establishments comply with humane handling, non-ambulatory animal, and slaughtering regulatory requirements. Inspects slaughtering procedure and verifies carcasses comply with HACCP zero tolerance and BSE specified risk material [SRM].
Skills : Microsoft Office Suite.
Description :
Verifiy assigned plant Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (SSOP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and pathogen reduction programs comply with the regulations.
Properly identifies & collects samples for animal disease control programs.
Evaluates and verifies the plants handling procedures, formulations, and production of meat and poultry products comply with the plants SSOP and HACCP plans.
Conducts re-inspection of carcasses, meat products (during processing and in storage), and returned product for proper identification or labeling, evidence of mishandling, contamination or adulteration.
Monitors and evaluates pest control programs.
Evaluates the acceptability of all chemicals and ingredients used in the processing of meat or meat products.
Checks products for proper labeling and stamping, reviews and assists in the submission of label applications to central office.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Food Inspection
Meat Inspector Resume
Objective : Highly qualified Meat Inspector with experience in the industry. Enjoy creative problem solving and getting exposure on multiple projects, and would excel in the collaborative environment on which your company prides itself.
Skills : Microsofit Office.
Description :
Inspected fresh slaughter meat.
Helped co-workers and veterinarians in slaughter plants.
Trained on different species of animals, to inspect/look for disease processes of meat.
Trained for chickens, turkeys, and pork.
Conducts visual inspections of animal heads, viscera, carcasses, and edible offal.
Identifies and condemns any portions of the product that cannot be corrected by trimming (types of carcasses inspected on a regular basis: beef, swine, sheep, goats, and quail).
Maintain, prepare, and submit prescribed files and records pertaining to assigned work in a timely manner.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Federal Meat Inspection
Meat Inspector Resume
Summary : Recall information from many sources, including antemortem and postmortem inspection and processing inspection training, codes, rules and regulations, memos, bulletins, and other reference materials, and apply this information in the performance of the required inspection of slaughter and processing in the assigned plants.
Skills : Microsoft Office.
Description :
Worked on the kill floor inspecting pigs for abnormalities.
Make sure there is no contamination on the carcass.
Protecting the public from contaminated meat.
Maintain, prepare, and submit prescribed files and records pertaining to assigned work in a timely manner.
Assists in the training of other inspectors and agency personnel.
Collects, properly identifies, and maintains a chain of custody of samples as required.
Submits timely accurate reports of the performance of all aspects of the Public Health Inspection Service(PHIS) system.
Having the authority to handle contaminated meats.
Observes sanitary hazards in processing and communicates them to establishment personnel.
Ensures that the facility and equipment are kept clean and properly maintained.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
BS
Meat Safety Inspector Resume
Headline : Assure overall meat and poultry safety and related consumer protection by assuring safe and wholesome food, properly labeled, for human consumption; this includes ensuring facilities follow food safety systems, HACCP plans, and standard operating procedures
Skills : Forklift, Picker And Power Tools.
Description :
Observe and approve labels, for sanitary conditions, inspects during raw and RTE processing at multiple establishments.
Prepares and documents reports and official documents on paper and computer.
Manages time on patrol assignment, fills in as relief inspector when needed, and takes multiple sample types in state and federal establishments.
Assisted in hands-on training for three new employees.
Created and led numerous PowerPoint presentations of recent issuances that were used during district meetings.
Followed standard operating procedures sanitation performance standards and/or sanitation standard operation plans
Advised other employees on computer basics and use them on a regular basis.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
HS Or Equivalent
Meat & Poultry Inspector Resume
Headline : Responsible for conducting inspections of slaughter and processing plants within the assigned region to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations regarding the slaughter, processing, and handling of livestock/poultry and related products. Involved in inspecting live animals, carcasses, facilities, and processing operations.
Skills : Customer Service, Human Resources, Project Management.
Description :
Inspect red meat ante mortem and post mortems.
Examine egg and poultry products used for human consumption.
Ensure the plant is operating.
Checked for expired meat.
Checked for the weight of the meat to make sure it wasn't under weighed and to make sure bones were out of meat that wasn't.
Clean up at the end of the C shift.
Inspected beef and swine carcasses in a number of different establishments.
Perform ante mortem and post mortem inspections, review facility for proper sanitation, labeling, residue testing, net weights, formulation controls.
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