Food and Drink Factory Workers (ANZSCO 8311)

Thursday 9 November 2023

Food and Drink Factory Workers (ANZSCO 8311) perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages. These workers are responsible for various tasks such as weighing, measuring, mixing, dissolving, and boiling ingredients. They also add materials like spices and preservatives to food and beverages. Operating heating, chilling, freezing, pasteurizing, carbonating, sulphuring, and desulphuring plants is another part of their job.

One of the important aspects of the job is monitoring product quality before packaging. This involves inspecting, taking samples, and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary. Food and Drink Factory Workers also operate machines to peel, core, slice, dice, pit, and juice fruits and vegetables.

Aside from the production tasks, these workers are also responsible for cleaning equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels, and floors. They also maintain infestation control programs. Regulating the speed of conveyors and crusher rollers, as well as adjusting the tension of rollers to ensure the total extraction of juice from sugar cane, is another important duty.

Food and Drink Factory Workers are also involved in moving products from production lines into storage and shipping areas. They are responsible for packaging and bottling the products as well.

Occupations in the Food and Drink Factory Workers group (ANZSCO 8311) include:

831111 Baking Factory Worker	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make bread, cakes, and other baked products, and slices and wraps products. Specializations include Biscuit Factory Worker and Bread Room Hand.
831112 Brewery Worker	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make beer, and package, store, and dispatch beer in bottles, cans, and kegs.
831113 Confectionery Maker	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and wrap confectionery. Specialization includes 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. Specializations include Butter Maker, Cheese Factory Worker, Cheese Maker, Milk Processing Worker, Milk Treater, Pasteuriser Operator, and 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.
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. Specialization includes Stockfeed Miller.
831117 Sugar Mill Worker	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.
831118 Winery Cellar Hand	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and bottle wine.
831199 Food and Drink Factory Workers nec	This occupation group covers Food and Drink Factory Workers not elsewhere classified. Occupations in this group include Coffee Roaster, Egg Factory Worker, Ice-cream Maker, Margarine Maker, and Pasta Maker.

Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations in the Food and Drink Factory Workers 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.

It is important to note that the specific skill levels and qualifications may vary for certain occupations within the Food and Drink Factory Workers group. For example, the occupations Dairy Products Maker and Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker have different skill level requirements in Australia and New Zealand.

Overall, Food and Drink Factory Workers play a crucial role in the manufacturing of food and beverages. Their skills and expertise ensure the production of high-quality products that meet industry standards.