Job Description:

• 1) Salts and trims hides to prepare hides for storage or shipment, performing any combination of following tasks: Spreads hides, flesh side up, in layers on pile.

• 2) Shovels and spreads salt over each layer of hides to preserve hides.

• 3) Drags cured hides from pile and strikes hide against table to remove caked salt or sweeps salt from hides, using broom.

• 4) Trims ears, ragged edges, snout skin, tail, and excess flesh from hide, using knife.

• 5) Folds hides, flesh side inward, and ties cord around bundle.

• 6) May scan hides for defects, such as holes and brandmarks.

• 7) May be designated according to duty performed as Hide Salter; Hide Shaker; Hide Spreader.