Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing

Example job titles

• bakery machine operator - food and beverage processing
• brewhouse operator
• canning machine operator
• chocolate refiner
• cigarette machine tender
• citrus juice extractor
• control room operator - food and beverage processing
• corn sugar refinery operator
• dry foods mixer operator
• dryer tender - tobacco processing
• fermenter operator
• fruit preserver - food and beverage processing
• fryer operator - food and beverage processing
• grain-processing machine operator
• meat grinder - food and beverage processing
• pasteurizer operator - food and beverage processing

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Process control operators
• Operate multi-function process control machinery through control panels, computer terminals or other control systems to grind, extract, mix, blend, cook or otherwise process food products and to bag, box or otherwise package food products
• Operate multi-function process control machinery to grind, extract, mix, blend, distill, ferment or otherwise process alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages and to bottle, can or otherwise package beverages
• Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions and make adjustments to process variables such as cooking times, ingredient inputs, flow rates and temperature settings
• Maintain shift log of production and other data.
• Machine operators
• Set up and adjust food or beverage processing and packaging machines
• Operate single-function machines to grind, extract, mix, blend, dry, freeze, cook or otherwise process food or beverage products
• Operate single-function machines to box, can or otherwise package food or beverage products

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Experience as a machine operator in food or beverage processing is usually required for industrial process control operators.
• Experience as a labourer in food or beverage processing may be required for machine operators.

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