Meat Hygiene Inspector

The Company

• Mistev EHC is a company managed by veterinarians with vast experience in the industry as regulators and on certification.
• Due to business growth, the company is looking for prospective candidates to work as a Meat Hygiene Inspector in different locations within Scotland.
• Mistev EHC has a unique culture focused on the individuals, encouraged to take responsibility for the decissions they make, with great level of management support.

The role

• The main purpose of this job is to work in a slaughterhouse or meat processing plant to ensure that all meat is being produced safely and in accordance with relevant laws.
• The Meat Hygiene Inspector carries out the Post-Mortem Inspection on carcases and offal of animals that have been signed off as fit for slaughter. 
• The Meat Hygiene Inspector will assist Official Veterinarians in approved establishments with purely practical tasks during Ante-Mortem Inspetion and in gathering evidence of non-compliance related to welfare, hygiene, HACCP and other legal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Inspection of the hygiene procedures in slaughterhouses, cutting plants, factories and cold stores.
• Checks on animal welfare conditions.
• Post-mortem Inspection on carcases and offal.
• Checks on meat transportation conditions
• Verification of the disposal of unfit meat.
• Collection of data and report completion.
• To keep up to date on meat hygiene regulations.

Skills/Qualifications required and Requisites

• Veterinary medicine degree or Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Poultry Meat Inspection or Level 4 Diploma for Proficiency in Meat Inspection.
• Previous experience on the delivery of Official Controls as a Meat Hygiene Inspector.
• UK or EEA citizen with right to work in the UK.
• On addition, Mistev Export Health Certification Ltd. is able to sponsor prospective candidates that would need visa to live and work in Great Britain. 

If you would like to apply for this role, please register your details and upload your Curriculum Vitae.