Food and Drink Factory Workers

What the job involves

• Weighing, measuring, mixing, dissolving and boiling ingredients
• Adding materials, such as spices and preservatives, to food and beverages
• Operating heating, chilling, freezing, pasteurising, carbonating, sulphuring and desulphuring plant
• Monitoring product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary
• Operating machines to peel, core, slice, dice, pit and juice fruit and vegetables
• Cleaning equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels and floors, and maintaining infestation control programs
• Regulating speed of conveyors and crusher rollers, and adjusting tension of rollers to ensure total extraction of juice from sugar cane
• Moving products from production lines into storage and shipping areas
• Packaging and bottling products

Key values of workers in Food and Drink Factory Workers

• Relationships

  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

• Working Conditions

  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

• Achievement

  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

• Independence

  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

• Recognition

  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Top skills required for workers in Food and Drink Factory Workers

• Reading Comprehension

  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

• Critical Thinking

  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Active Listening

  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Speaking

  Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Coordination

  Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.