831 Food Process Workers
831 Food Process Workers
Food Process Workers perform routine tasks in processing and manufacturing food and beverages.
Indicative Skill Level:
Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
- AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
- AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
In New Zealand:
- NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
- NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. In the case of some Skill Level 5 occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification, or no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.
Tasks Include:
- measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients and loading into food and beverage machines
- operating machines to process and produce food and beverage products
- cutting, trimming and dressing meat, poultry and seafood
- checking product quality before packaging
- packing finished product
- cleaning machines, storage tanks and floors, and maintaining infestation control programs
8311 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
Occupations:
- 831111 Baking Factory Worker
- 831112 Brewery Worker
- 831113 Confectionery Maker
- 831114 Dairy Products Maker
- 831115 Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker
- 831116 Grain Mill Worker
- 831117 Sugar Mill Worker
- 831118 Winery Cellar Hand
- 831199 Food and Drink Factory Workers nec
831111 Baking Factory Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make bread, cakes and other baked products, and slices and wraps products.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
Specialisations:
- Biscuit Factory Worker
- Bread Room Hand
831112 Brewery Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make beer, and package, store and despatch beer in bottles, cans and kegs.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
831113 Confectionery Maker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and wrap confectionery.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
Specialisation:
- Chocolate Maker
831114 Dairy Products Maker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and package milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter, cheese and other dairy products.
Skill Level: 5
Specialisations:
- Butter Maker
- Cheese Factory Worker
- Cheese Maker
- Milk Processing Worker
- Milk Treater
- Pasteuriser Operator
- Yoghurt Maker
831115 Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker
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
831116 Grain Mill Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to mix, mill and treat grains and by-products to make flour, meal and stockfeed.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
Specialisation:
- Stockfeed Miller
831117 Sugar Mill Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
831118 Winery Cellar Hand
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and bottle wine.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
831199 Food and Drink Factory Workers nec
This occupation group covers Food and Drink Factory Workers not elsewhere classified.
Skill Level:
- 5 Australia
- 4 New Zealand
Occupations in this group include:
- Coffee Roaster
- Egg Factory Worker
- Ice-cream Maker
- Margarine Maker
- Pasta Maker
8312 Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers
Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers trim and cut meat from bones, sides and carcasses, and slaughter livestock in abattoirs.
Indicative Skill Level:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
- AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
In New Zealand:
- NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Tasks Include:
- operating switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables
- cutting meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones
- washing, scraping and trimming foreign material and blood from meat
- cutting sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks and shoulders, and removing internal fat, blood clots, bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing
- operating restrainer and stunning equipment
- severing jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing
- trimming and removing head meat and severing animal heads
- slitting open, eviscerating and trimming animal carcasses
- may slaughter livestock according to procedures required by religious customs
Occupations:
- 831211 Meat Boner and Slicer
- 831212 Slaughterer
831211 Meat Boner and Slicer
Trims and cuts meat from bones, sides and carcasses.
Skill Level: 4
Specialisation:
- Meat Trimmer
831212 Slaughterer
Slaughters livestock and prepares carcasses for further processing by removing internal organs and hides for consumption.
Skill Level: 4
Specialisation:
- Stunner and Shackler (Abattoir)
8313 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers
Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers slaughter and eviscerate poultry, and process, grade and package meat, poultry, fish and shellfish.
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 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:
- processing offal and tripe
- moving carcasses to chillers and freezers
- loading meat products into trucks
- packing boned and sliced meat into cartons
- stunning and shackling poultry for killing and processing
- severing jugular veins of poultry, and removing viscera and residual material from poultry carcasses
- separating organs and glands, such as sweetbreads, livers, hearts and spleens, from poultry carcasses
- inspecting and grading poultry, fish and shellfish for size and quality
- packing fish and counting packs before freezing, and packing frozen fish blocks into cartons
- operating machines which slice, peel, skin and crumb fish
- cleaning and sanitising equipment and work areas
Occupations:
- 831311 Meat Process Worker
- 831312 Poultry Process Worker
- 831313 Seafood Process Worker
831311 Meat Process Worker
Processes carcasses of slaughtered livestock and prepares meat and meat products.
Skill Level: 5
Specialisation:
- Offal Separator
831312 Poultry Process Worker
Stuns and kills, dresses, trims, cuts into portions, bones, fillets, weighs, grades and packages poultry.
Skill Level: 5
Specialisations:
- Poultry Boner
- Poultry Slaughterer
831313 Seafood Process Worker
Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.
Skill Level: 5
Specialisations:
- Abalone Sheller
- Mussel Opener (NZ)
- Oyster Opener