Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker – ANZSCO 831115

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Description

Operates machines and performs routine tasks to prepare canned and frozen fruit and vegetables, and make and package sauces, jams and juices.

Skill Level

5

Alternative Titles

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Specializations

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Skills Assessment Authority

Caveats

No caveats apply to this occupation.

Group: 8311 Food and Drink Factory Workers

Description

perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages.

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

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

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