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Food, Drink and Tobacco Process Operatives

Food, drink and tobacco process operatives set, operate and attend machinery to bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves.

Daily Tasks

  • Processes tobacco leaves by hand or machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products.
  • Mixes, pulps, grinds, blends and separates foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment.
  • Operates equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurise, smoke, sterilise, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing.
  • Attends equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin.
  • Operates machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products.
  • Sets, operates and attends machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products.

£22,338

Entry Level Salary

£27,668.99

Average Salary

£40,290.37

Potential Salary

Number of Jobs

572

Past two years

291

This year

2091

7 year projection

What are the key skills for this job?

What course level do I need to study?

Required Level

Requirement Percent

Level 0

19%

Level 1

20%

Level 2

24%

Level 3

18%

Level 4-5 (Higher Education)

11%

Level 6 (Bachelors)

6%

Level 7 (Masters or equivalent)

3%

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