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831114 · ANZSCO V1.3

Dairy Products Maker

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
5
Major group
Labourers

Classification

Major group
8Labourers

Description

Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and package milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter, cheese and other dairy products.

Specialisations

  • Butter Maker
  • Cheese Factory Worker
  • Cheese Maker
  • Milk Processing Worker
  • Milk Treater
  • Pasteuriser Operator
  • Yoghurt Maker

Unit group

8311 · Food and Drink Factory Workers

Description

UNIT GROUP 8311 FOOD AND DRINK FACTORY WORKERS FOOD AND DRINK FACTORY WORKERS perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages.

Skill level

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.

Occupation skill level 5

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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