Food and beverage processing machine operators

NOC

94140

- Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing

operate multi-function process control machinery and single-function machines to process and package food and beverage products.

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Full NOC Description

Process control and machine operators in food and beverage processing operate multi-function process control machinery and single-function machines to process and package food and beverage products. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, meat plants, breweries, and other food and beverage processing establishments.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Process control operators

Operate multi-function process control machinery through control panels, computer terminals or other control systems to grind, extract, mix, blend, cook or otherwise process food products and to bag, box or otherwise package food products

Operate multi-function process control machinery to grind, extract, mix, blend, distill, ferment or otherwise process alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages and to bottle, can or otherwise package beverages

Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions and make adjustments to process variables such as cooking times, ingredient inputs, flow rates and temperature settings

Maintain shift log of production and other data.

Machine operators

Set up and adjust food or beverage processing and packaging machines

Operate single-function machines to grind, extract, mix, blend, dry, freeze, cook or otherwise process food or beverage products

Operate single-function machines to box, can or otherwise package food or beverage products

Check products to ensure conformance to company standards and clear machine blockages as required

Record production information such as quantity, weight, size, date and type of products packaged

Perform corrective machine adjustments, clean machines and immediate work areas.

Also Known As

bakery machine operator - food and beverage processing
brewhouse operator
canning machine operator
chocolate refiner
cigarette machine tender

citrus juice extractor

control room operator - food and beverage processing

corn sugar refinery operator

dry foods mixer operator

dryer tender - tobacco processing

fermenter operator

fruit preserver - food and beverage processing

fryer operator - food and beverage processing

grain-processing machine operator

meat grinder - food and beverage processing

pasteurizer operator - food and beverage processing

tobacco blender

winery-press operator

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school may be required.

On-the-job training is provided.

Experience as a machine operator in food or beverage processing is usually required for industrial process control operators.

Experience as a labourer in food or beverage processing may be required for machine operators.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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22.2%

Female

77.8%

Male

Employment by age

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9.0%

15-24

19.1%

25-34

18.6%

35-44

27.7%

45-54

23.4%

55-64

2.1%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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14.3%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

54.5%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

4.8%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

15.3%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

11.1%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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85.7%

Manufacturing

4.8%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

1.6%

Construction

7.9%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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11.10%

Northeast

23.30%

Southeast

32.80%

Southwest

8.50%

Central

24.30%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$50,000

Northeast

$47,000

Southeast

$46,000

Southwest

$46,000

Central

$49,600

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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