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Fishmongers and Poultry Dressers
Fishmongers and poultry dressers clean, cut and prepare fish and poultry for processing or sale.
view coursesAbout this Career
£22,944
Average salary
New workers start around £9,987.99. Normal pay is £22,944 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £35,331.18.
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Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Oversees quality assurance, food hygiene, product changeover, or other food production KPIs, and supervise others who are conducting tasks as required .
- Handles through manual or mechanical means; the weighing, labelling, packing and stacking of finished product as required.
- Handles through manual or mechanical means; the removal of feathers and internal organs, the extraction of edible offal, the removal of feet and head from poultry carcasses, trims, fillets, portions, trusses, dresses, weighs or prepares for packing.
- Care for livestock prior to processing and through the slaughter stage.
- Cuts and slits fish for curing by hand or machine.
- Scrubs, de-scales, heads, guts, washes and bones fish.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
45
Active Listening
42
Monitoring
41
Active Learning
33
Reading Comprehension
30
Speaking
30
Critical Thinking
29
Writing
25
Mathematics
21
Science
19
Available Courses
Apprenticeship Standard: Commis Chef L2
Apprenticeship
Penwith College
Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
Other
STEM & Health Skills Centre Bodmin
VTCT Level 1 Diploma in Introduction to Professional Cookery Studies
Other
Penwith College
BIIAB Level 2 Award in Beer & Cellar Quality (Cask & Keg)
Other
Truro College
