Food and Drink Factory Workers

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

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations 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 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 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