Food, Drink and Tobacco Process Operatives
Wages
New workers start around £15,808. Normal pay is £26,085 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £37,844.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 171,770 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Processes tobacco leaves by hand or machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products.
Mixes, pulps, grinds, blends and separates foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment.
Operates equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurise, smoke, sterilise, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing.
Attends equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin.
Operates machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products.
Sets, operates and attends machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products.
Hard Skills
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Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.