Work in cold environments

Description

Work in cold storage and deep freeze facilities. Cooling rooms are around 0°C. Resist temperatures of-18°C in meat processing freezer facilities as required by law, except for the slaughterhouse, where room working temperatures are below 12°C by law.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 4 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 9 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Meat cutter
    Meat cutters cut carcasses of animals into large and smaller parts for further processing. They remove bones from pre-processed carcasses of animals either manually or using machin…
  • Butcher
    Butchers order, inspect and buy meat to prepare it and sell it as consumable meat products. They perform activities such as cutting, trimming, boning, tying, and grinding beef, por…
  • Halal butcher
    Halal butchers order, inspect and buy meat to prepare it and sell it as consumable meat products in accordance with Islamic practices. They perform activities such as cutting, trim…
  • Food safety inspector
    Food safety inspectors carry out inspections in food processing environments from a food safety standpoint. They are part of official control bodies who check and control food prod…

Optional for

  • Slaughterer
    Slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses for further processing and distribution. Duties The duties of a slaughterer include, but are not limited to: operating switchin…
  • Meat preparations operator
    Meat preparations operators prepare fresh meat with ingredients such as spices, herbs or additives in order to make ready-for-sale meat preparations. Other titles The following job…
  • Prepared meat operator
    Prepared meat operators process meat either by hand or using meat machines such as meat grinding, crushing or mixing machines. They perform preservation processes such as pasteuris…
  • Kosher slaughterer
    Kosher slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses of kosher meat for further processing and distribution. They slaughter animals as stated in Jewish law and according to …
  • Halal slaughterer
    Halal slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses of halal meat from cows and chickens for further processing and distribution. They slaughter animals as stated in Islamic…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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