Food and Drink Factory Workers
Snapshot
Food and Drink Factory Workers perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages.
| Job stats | |
|---|---|
| How many are employed in this occupation? | 28300 |
| What are the average weekly earnings for full time workers ($ before tax)? | $800 |
| How does unemployment compare with other occupations? | high |
| What is the vacancy level for this occupation? | average |
| What are the job prospects for this occupation? | average |
Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
- 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.
Job Titles
- Baking Factory Worker
- Brewery Worker
- Confectionery Maker
- Dairy Products Maker
- Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker
- Grain Mill Worker
- Sugar Mill Worker
- Winery Cellar Hand
- Food and Drink Factory Workers