Food and related machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals, trim meat from carcasses; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Food and related products machine operators - from $1,612 to $3,363 per month - 2024.
- A Food and related products machine operators typically earns between $1,612 and $2,449 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,726 and $2,832 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun and slaughter animals and to trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts
- Setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products
- Operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products
- Attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin
- Operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing
- Mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment
- Processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products
