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831199 · ANZSCO 2022

Food and Drink Factory Workers nec

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
5 Aus,4 NZ
Major group
Labourers

Classification

Major group
8Labourers

Description

This occupation group covers Food and Drink Factory Workers not elsewhere classified.

Unit group

8311 · Food and Drink Factory Workers

Description

Food and Drink Factory Workers perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages.

Skill level

Occupation skill level 5 Aus,4 NZ

Australia

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

New Zealand

NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4) For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required. The occupations Dairy Products Maker and Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below. In Australia: AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5) In New Zealand: NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5) For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Tasks

Tasks include

  • weighing, measuring, mixing, dissolving and boiling ingredients
  • adding materials, such as spices and preservatives, to food and beverages
  • operating heating, chilling, freezing, pasteurising, carbonating, sulphuring and desulphuring plant
  • monitoring product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary
  • operating machines to peel, core, slice, dice, pit and juice fruit and vegetables
  • cleaning equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels and floors, and maintaining infestation control programs
  • regulating speed of conveyors and crusher rollers, and adjusting tension of rollers to ensure total extraction of juice from sugar cane
  • moving products from production lines into storage and shipping areas
  • packaging and bottling products

Occupations in this unit group

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