Process Operator - Food And Beverage Processing

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Willing to relocate
• Food processing plant

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate machinery to process and bag, box or otherwise package food products
• Perform corrective machine adjustments
• Operate machinery to process and bottle, can or otherwise package alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages
• Record production information
• Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions
• Clean machines and immediate work areas
• Inform supervisor of mechanical malfunctions or product irregularities
• Make adjustments to process variables
• Maintain shift log of production and other data
• Set up and adjust processing and packaging machines
• Check products for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards
• Operate machines that blend, flavour, condition, dry, flatten, strip or cut raw tobacco leaves

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Safe Food Handling certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of operation

• Grinding
• Mixing
• Blending
• Baking or cooking
• Freezing
• Cooling
• Canning
• Bottling
• Distilling
• Fermenting
• Packaging
• Extraction

Equipment and machinery experience

• Multi-functional process control machinery
• Single function machine

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance