Description
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.Main Tasks
- Sets, operates and attends machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products;
- Operates machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products;
- Attends equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin;
- Operates equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurise, smoke, sterilise, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing;
- Mixes, pulps, grinds, blends and separates foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment;
- Processes tobacco leaves by hand or machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements, though some GCSEs/S grades can be an advantage. Off- and on-the-job training is available. NVQs/ SVQs in Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations are available at Levels 1, 2 and 3. NVQs/SVQs in Tobacco Processing are available at Level 2.What Food, drink and tobacco process operatives studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
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(C9) Others in biological sciences | 2 |
(B2) Pharmacology, toxicology & pharmacy | 1 |
(G1) Mathematics | 1 |
(W2) Design studies | 8 |
(L3) Sociology | 4 |
(C1) Biology | 6 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 2 |
(F1) Chemistry | 4 |
(C8) Psychology | 6 |
(W1) Fine art | 4 |
(H4) Aerospace engineering | 1 |
(C5) Microbiology | 2 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
(W3) Music | 3 |
(D3) Animal science | 1 |
(F6) Geology | 1 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 3 |
(W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
(D4) Agriculture | 1 |
(W6) Cinematics & photography | 2 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 4 |
(H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 2 |
(L2) Politics | 2 |
(K2) Building | 1 |
(W4) Drama | 1 |
(M1) Law by area | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 1 |
(J9) Others in technology | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
(B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 2 |
(F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 2 |
(V5) Philosophy | 2 |
(L1) Economics | 1 |
(B4) Nutrition | 1 |
(N1) Business studies | 6 |
(X1) Training teachers | 1 |
(K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional) | 1 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 2 |
(P3) Media studies | 2 |
(N2) Management studies | 2 |
(V1) History by period | 3 |
(Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 2 |
(I1) Computer science | 2 |
(W5) Dance | 1 |