Amateur radio
Fishing
Hunting
Home brewing
Camping
Danny Thorp
HUONVILLE,TAS
Summary
Dynamic butcher with extensive experience at Huon Valley Prime Meats, excelling in meat inspection and packaging. Proven ability to enhance food safety and maintain regulatory compliance. Skilled in employee training and development, ensuring high-quality standards and operational efficiency. Committed to delivering exceptional results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Butcher
Huon Valley Prime Meats
05.2021 - Current
- Adhere to safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
- Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace, and tie roasts.
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
- Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
- Verified proper inventory levels, product quality, and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
Butcher
N.C Griggs and Co
12.2018 - 09.2021
- Verified proper inventory levels, product quality, and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork, and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Used Software to document quantity of meat received and sold to keep proper records of meat sales.
- Labeled meat items clearly and accurately with allergen information and expiration dates.
Slaughterman/Butcher
Cradoc Hill Abattoir
09.2016 - 11.2018
- Shackled and suspended live or slaughtered animals from conveyor for killing, scalding and removal of feathers.
- Removed bones and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing.
- Controlled hydraulic bars for continuous flow of products.
- Slaughtered animals in accordance with religious laws and verified carcasses met specified religious standards.
Butcher
J.B Nicholas and Son
07.2007 - 09.2016
- Adhere to safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
- Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace, and tie roasts.
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
- Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
Apprentice Butcher
Woolworths
04.2004 - 07.2007
- Assisted head butcher by inspecting deliveries to verify freshness of meats.
- Learned different selections and types of poultry, pork, beef, and fish from head butcher.
- Maintained principles of butchery selection with procurement, provenance and handling of livestock for slaughter practices.
Mushroom Harvester
Huon Valley Mushrooms
11.2001 - 04.2004
- Maintained safe work environment with standards of food and human safety regulated by Health Department.
- Loaded and unloaded fruit boxes with care to maintain quality and condition.
- Operated machinery and equipment safely and responsibly, minimizing risk.
- Removed and discarded damaged fruits to improve harvest quality.
- Harvested high volumes of ripe, quality fruits from fields and orchards.
Education
Grade 12 - Horticulture
Cetch
Huonville, TASHobart College
Mount Nelson Grade 1-6 -
Franklin Primary School
Franklin, TASGrade 7-10 -
Huonville High School
Huonville, TASSkills
- Meat inspection
- Meat packaging
- Wood-fire smoking
- Deboning meat
- Process improvement strategies
- Regulatory compliance
- Employee training and development
- Documentation and recordkeeping
- Food safety management
- Chemical identification
- Site safety inspections
- Personal protective equipment
- Transportation manifests
- Facility inspection
- Hazardous waste storage
- Accident investigations
- Waste management
Interests
Timeline
Butcher
Huon Valley Prime Meats
05.2021 - Current
Butcher
N.C Griggs and Co
12.2018 - 09.2021
Slaughterman/Butcher
Cradoc Hill Abattoir
09.2016 - 11.2018
Butcher
J.B Nicholas and Son
07.2007 - 09.2016
Apprentice Butcher
Woolworths
04.2004 - 07.2007
Mushroom Harvester
Huon Valley Mushrooms
11.2001 - 04.2004
Grade 12 - Horticulture
Cetch
Hobart College
Grade 1-6 -
Franklin Primary School
Grade 7-10 -
Huonville High School
Similar Profiles
Makinley BarnesMakinley Barnes
Childcare Trainee at Huon Valley CouncilChildcare Trainee at Huon Valley Council
Jalee JonesJalee Jones
Early Childhood Educator at Huon Valley CouncilEarly Childhood Educator at Huon Valley Council
Muhammad Aleem KhanMuhammad Aleem Khan
ICT INTERN at Huon Valley CouncilICT INTERN at Huon Valley Council
Cindy PerezCindy Perez
Home Care Worker at KinCareHome Care Worker at KinCare
Shane DunhamShane Dunham
Marine Technician at Royal Australian NavyMarine Technician at Royal Australian Navy