Knifehands & Knife Skilled Workers

NH Foods
📍 Oakey, Queensland, Australia 💼 Full time 🕒 Posted June 20, 2026

Job Description

Opportunity

Oakey Beef Exports, part of the NH Foods Group, is one of Australia’s largest and longest operating beef processing plants! Offering stable, full-time employment and long-term career pathways here in Oakey, we are currently seeking local candidates with knife skills to join our Knifehand team!

Becoming a Knifehand at Oakey Beef Exports is an opportunity to upskill and create a long-term pathway, with over 50+ different trimming and Knifehand roles in one department alone. This Knifehand position offers:

  • Full-time, permanent employment in Oakey
  • Monday to Friday shifts, with five (5) Saturday’s each year
  • 5:30AM – 1:36PM working hours (+1hr OT when required)
  • Full on the job training including a Certificate in Meat Processing

What experience are we looking for?

Working as a Knifehand is fast-paced and can be physically demanding. Having the motivation to...

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Job Details

  • Location Oakey, Queensland
  • Job Type Full time
  • Category Agricultural Workers
  • Posted Date June 20, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 30, 2026