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Fishmongers and Poultry Dressers

Fishmongers and poultry dressers clean, cut and prepare fish and poultry for processing or sale.

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About this Career

£21,606

Average salary

New workers start around £9,536.41. Normal pay is £21,606 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £31,520.38.

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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

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Skills

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Learning Strategies
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Active Listening
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Monitoring
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Active Learning
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Reading Comprehension
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Speaking
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Critical Thinking
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Writing
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Mathematics
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Science
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Truro College

Tel: 01872 305000
Email: enquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Truro College,
College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX
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Penwith College

Tel: 01736 809000
Email: penwithenquiries@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Penwith College,
St Clare Street, Penzance,
Cornwall, TR18 2SA
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STEM & Health Skills Centre

Tel: 01208 224455
Email: enquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk

STEM & Health Skills Centre,
Ottery Building, Old Callywith Road, Bodmin, PL31 2GU
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University Centre

Tel: 01872 305750
Email: heenquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk

University Centre Truro & Penwith,
Fal Building, College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX
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Future Skills Institute

Tel: 01872 308000
Email: futureskills@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Truro & Penwith College,
College Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3XX
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