816 - Food and related products machine operators

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8160 - Food and related products machine operators

8160 - Food and related products machine operators

Description Food and related products machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals and trim meat from carcasses; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves. Tasks include – (a) operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun and slaughter animals and to trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts; (b) setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products; (c) operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products; (d) attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin; (e) operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing; (f) mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment; (g) processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Bakery products machine operator – Bread production machine operator – Chocolate production machine operator – Cigarette production machine operator – Cigar production machine operator – Dairy products machine operator – Fish processing machine operator – Meat processing machine operator – Milk processing machine operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: – Bottling machine operator – 8183 Alternative titles ISCO Group 8160 Sources ESCO
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