Halal butcher jobs in Finland
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, trimming, boning, tying, and grinding beef and poultry meat. They prepare halal meat for consumption.
Halal butcher – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 20.76 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 14.90 €/h |
| Top tenth | 29.16 €/h |
| Employees | 2,406 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 18.77 €/h | 684 |
| Men | 22.04 €/h | 1,722 |
Halal butcher - Which skills are essential?
Tolerate strong smells expelled by the goods being processed during the production of goods.
Keep workspaces and equipment free from dirt, infection, and disease by removing waste, trash and providing for appropriate cleaning.
The applicable legal rules on temperature, waste materials, traceability, labelling, trading, and the transport of animal origin products.
Apply different procedures to maintain the chain of temperature of foodstuffs and products in each stage of the production and supply chain.
Use machinery to package meat products under modified atmosphere, extending its shelf life.
Identify differences between colours, such as shades of colour.
The difference between white and red organs of warm blooded animals and their position in the body. A white organ can be the stomach, red organs can be the heart, the liver, or the lungs. The norms to treat these organs properly.
Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.
Assure an environmental-friendly policy when working with natural resources like meat, fruits and vegetables. This means handling resources in the most efficient and nature-friendly way while trying to minimalise pressure on the ecosystem.
The preparation and types of meat consumable according to Islamic laws such as chicken and cow meat. This also includes the preparation and types of meat that are not consumable according to this law, such as pork and certain parts of the animals' bodies like their hindquarters
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
The religious and cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting as to not mix meat parts with other parts that may inhibit religion practitioners from eating the meat.
Apply common treatments to preserve the characteristics of food products taking care of their appearance, smell and taste.
Take the regulations regarding the traceability of final products within the sector into account.
Process livestock organs and other byproducts for meat manufacturing processes. Remove organs from carcasses and perform activities such as cutting or dividing parts, washing organs, execute specific treatments, packaging, and labelling.
Preserve, review, and evaluate existing food specifications such as recipes.
Operate production equipment and tools to process meat and meat products.
Prepare meat for sale or cooking which comprise the seasoning, larding, or marinating of the meat, but not the actual cooking.
The proper conditions and methods to store food to keep it from spoiling, taking into account humidity, light, temperature and other environmental factors.
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Prepare specialised meat products, minced meat, salt-cured meat, smoked meat, and other meat preparations such as pickled meat, sausages, crumbed meat, veal olive, and chipolata.
Carry out accurately measured assignments with suitable tools and equipment in the process of producing food and beverages.
Monitor and control required temperatures in the different phases of production until the product reaches suitable properties according to specifications.
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.
Handle knives for meat processing activities. Use the correct knives and cutting instruments for meat preparations, prepared meat products, or meat products made by a butcher.
Use various types of machinery to grind animal parts into minced meat. Avoid the inclusion of bone splinters in the product. Maintain the meat grinding machine.
Handle orders placed by customers. Receive the customer order and define a list of requirements, a working process, and a time frame. Execute the work as planned.
Separate animal carcasses and organs into larger subsections such as head and limbs, debone and cut them.
The anatomy of animals, their organs and their functions, as well as the usage of these organs for food production after slaughtering.
Halal butcher - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Convey presentation and aesthetic elements into the production of food. Cut products properly, manage right quantities into the product, care for the attractiveness of the product.
Inspect raw materials required for the production process, assessing quality and hidden flaws. Verify the origin of the raw materials using the sector defined documents, stamps or marks.
The practices involved in the slaughtering of animals for food consumption according to Islamic law such as the animal's diet, method of slaughter and upside down storage of the carcass.
Administer complaints and negative feedback from customers in order to address concerns and where applicable provide a quick service recovery.
Keep inventory of goods whether they are goods in the front end (i.e. raw materials), intermediate, or back end (i.e. finished products). Count goods and store them for the following production and distribution activities.
Identify and work with suppliers to ensure quality of supply and best price has been negotiated.
Execute end of day accounts to ensure that business transactions from the current day have been correctly processed.
Hire new personnel for a company or organisation payroll via a prepared set of procedures. Make staffing decisions and direct selection co-workers.
Build a good relation with suppliers in order to improve knowledge and quality of supply.
Perform tasks in food preparation according to recipe or specification in order to preserve the quality of ingredients and to ensure replication accuracy of the recipe. Select the appropriate materials to follow the recipe, taking into account the current situation.
Carry out the plan to gain competitive advantage on the market by positioning the company's brand or product and by targeting the right audience to sell this brand or product to.
The types of food allergies within the sector, which substances trigger allergies, and how they can be replaced or eliminated (if possible).
Work with a weighing machine to measure raw, half-finished and finished products.
Dispose or collect food waste with the purpose of recycling or throwing away from the production process. Follow established procedures for their disposal taking care of the environment and the safety matters according to legislations.
recognize the most relevant factors (chemical, physical, environmental etc) that can alter the food during its storage
Analyse characteristics, composition, and other properties of food products at reception.
Control and monitor a detector that screens meat products for common metal contaminants such as screw, staples, or lead shot. Take appropriate actions in case of non conformities.
Make sure to comply with environmental legislation in food production. Understand the legislation related to environmental matters in food manufacturing and apply it in practice.