When Alexander Bukatovich says what he does for a living, not everyone understands what a meat deboner is and what his responsibilities entail. However, 12 years ago, when he first came to work at the Grodno Meat Processing Plant, he himself had only a vague idea of the specifics of the job. He learned the intricacies of meat cutting directly on the production floor, and now Alexander is one of the best workers in the meat semi-finished products shop, training young people.

In the long chain of producing high-quality meat products, Alexander's work is one of the first stages. The workshop receives half-carcasses via a conveyor belt, which need to be cut and deboned, i.e., the meat must be separated from the bone.

From the outside, it looks like it's not that difficult, the deboners work so skillfully and clearly. Their work is 100% manual. During a shift, each worker in the shop processes up to 3600 kg of meat. Physically, it's very challenging, and not everyone can handle such a load.

I've been working at the enterprise since 2014, I came here immediately after the army. The first time was very difficult physically, then I got used to it. And for now, I don't plan to change anything, says Alexander. We have a wonderful team, competent and understanding management, and a decent salary.

The deboners' arsenal includes cleavers, knives, musats, and, of course, protective chain mail gloves and aprons. It would seem that these are tools that have been familiar to everyone for a long time and have changed little over the centuries, but even this simple set is not without innovations.

The Grodno Meat Processing Plant does not spare funds for updating tools and always supports the initiative of workers if they propose purchasing something new.

We are ourselves interested in having tools that are convenient, simplify our work, and are less hazardous, so we are interested in what appears on the market, and we try it out in our work, Alexander explains.

However, as in previous years, the main tool of a deboner is skilled craftsmanship, combining surgical precision, physical strength, and a deep understanding of the job. The quality of the Grodno Meat Processing Plant's products, which customers value so much, begins with their work.