8311 Food and Drink Factory Workers
8311 Food and Drink Factory Workers
Perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages.
Packers are excluded from this unit group. Packers are included in Unit Group 8321 Packers.
OSCA skill level
The occupations in this unit group have a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
- Skill Level 5: AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education
831131 Baking Factory Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make, process, wrap and package bread, cakes and other baked products.
Specialisation
- Biscuit Factory Worker
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Operates baking machines to mix and knead dough for bread, cakes and other baked products
- Monitors baking process, and adjusts temperature and timing as necessary
- Loads and removes baking trays and tins from ovens, and allows baked goods to cool
- Operates slicing machines to slice bread and other baked products
- Wraps and packages baked products for storage or sale
- Cleans and maintains baking equipment and work area
- Adheres to health and safety regulations and practices in the baking factory
831132 Brewery Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make beer, and package, store and dispatch beer in bottles, cans and kegs.
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Operates and monitors beer production machines according to standard procedures
- Measures and adds ingredients such as malt, hops, yeast and water to brewing vessels
- Monitors and adjusts temperature, pressure and flow rates during brewing process
- Conducts quality control tests on beer samples to ensure consistency and quality
- Packages beer into bottles, cans or kegs using automated or manual equipment
- Loads and unloads beer onto trucks for distribution
831133 Coffee Roaster
Selects, blends and roasts coffee beans to ensure flavour consistency, quality and optimal roast levels to produce distinct coffee varieties.
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Inspects and sorts green coffee beans for roasting
- Loads green coffee beans into coffee roasting machinery and operates machinery, such as drum or air roasters and quenching equipment
- Monitors and adjusts temperature, time and airflow settings during the coffee bean roasting processes, including the cracking process, to ensure quality and efficiency
- Tests and checks roasted coffee beans for quality and flavour consistency
- Weighs and packs roasted coffee beans accurately, and keeps track of inventory to prepare for distribution
831134 Confectionery Maker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and wrap confectionery.
Specialisation
- Chocolate Maker
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Measures and mixes confectionery ingredients
- Operates confectionery-making equipment
- Monitors product quality before packaging
- Packages confectionery products
- Cleans equipment, including pumps, hoses, storage tanks and machinery
- Records production data
- Assists in inventory management for confectionery ingredients
831135 Dairy Products Factory Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make, process and package or bottle milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter, cheese and other dairy products.
Specialisations
- Butter Maker
- Cheese Factory Worker
- Cheese Maker
- Ice-cream Maker
- Milk Processing Worker
- Pasteuriser Operator
- Yoghurt Maker
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Operates machines to pasteurise and homogenise milk
- Adds ingredients and additives to milk to create specific dairy products
- Monitors and controls temperature, pressure and flow rates during production process to ensure proper processing and storage of dairy products
- Performs fermentation and culturing processes to produce various types of dairy products
- Ensures proper bottling, wrapping, packaging, labelling and sealing of dairy products
- Moves packaged products to storage areas to prepare for distribution
- Tests samples of dairy products for quality and consistency, and follows industry standards and safety guidelines to ensure efficient and safe production of dairy products
831136 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
Main tasks
- Operates heating, chilling, pasteurising, carbonating and sulphuring equipment to prepare canned and frozen fruits and vegetables
- Peels, cores, chops, pits and juices fruit and vegetables
- Inspects and removes damaged produce
- Prepares sauces, jams and juices
- Cleans equipment, including pumps, hoses, storage tanks and machinery
- Packages finished products with proper labelling
831137 Grain Mill Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to mix, mill and treat grains and by-products to make flour, meal and stockfeed.
Specialisation
- Stockfeed Miller
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Operates machines to clean and sort grains
- Weighs and measures ingredients according to recipes or formulas
- Loads grains into milling machines and adjusts settings to achieve desired consistency
- Inspects finished products for quality and makes adjustments as necessary
- Packages and labels finished products for distribution
831138 Sugar Mill Worker
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Cleans and prepares sugar cane for processing
- Operates and maintains machines used in the extraction of juice from sugar cane
- Monitors and controls the production of granular sugar and molasses
- Monitors and adjusts the temperature and pressure of the extraction process
- Collects and tests samples of juice for quality control purposes
831141 Winery Cellar Hand
Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and bottle wine.
Skill level: 5
Main tasks
- Operates wine-making machinery and equipment
- Monitors and adjusts temperature, pressure and flow rates during wine production
- Assists in the crushing and pressing of grapes, and transfers wine between tanks and barrels
- Monitors fermentation process, takes samples for analysis, and adds chemicals and additives to wine as directed
- Assists in the bottling and packaging of wine
831199 Food and Drink Factory Workers nec
This occupation group covers Food and Drink Factory Workers not elsewhere classified.
Skill level: 5
Occupations in this group include:
- Egg Factory Worker
- Pasta Maker
- Pet Food Factory Worker
- Syrup Maker