9461 – Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing

Process control and machine operators in food and beverage processing operate multi-function process control machinery and single-function machines to process and package food and beverage products. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, meat plants, breweries, and other food and beverage processing establishments.

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Example titles

Applesauce processor operator

Assistant brewer – food and beverage processing

Assistant miller – food and beverage processing

Bacon curer

Bagging machine setter – food and beverage processing

Bagging machine set-up man/woman – food and beverage processing

Bake-off equipment tender – food and beverage processing

Bakery machine operator – food and beverage processing

Batter and dough mixer – food and beverage processing

Beer carton packer

Beer filter operator

Beer pasteurizer

Beet pulp press tender

Beverage-canning machine operator

Blanching machine tender

Bleacher operator – food and beverage processing

Blender – tobacco processing

Blender operator – food and beverage processing

Bologna maker

Bolter operator – food and beverage processing

Bone crusher – food and beverage processing

Booker – tobacco processing

Bottling machine operator

Bottling machine operator – food and beverage processing

Box machine operator – food and beverage processing

Bread slicer operator

Bread-slicing machine operator

Breaker tank attendant – food and beverage processing

Brewer

Brewer helper – food and beverage processing

Brewery kettle tender – food and beverage processing

Brewery pumpman/woman

Brewery stillman/woman – beverage processing

Brewery worker

Brewhouse operator

Brine man/woman – food and beverage processing

Brine mixer operator – food and beverage processing

Brine tank separator tender

Brown sugar maker

Buhr mill operator – food and beverage processing

Bulk blender – tobacco processing

Bulker blender – tobacco processing

Bulk-sausage-stuffing machine operator – food and beverage processing

Butter maker

Cake mix equipment operator – food and beverage processing

Candied fruit processor

Candy centre maker

Candy maker

Candy puller and roller

Candy-cutting machine tender

Candy-making machine tender

Candy-rolling machine operator

Candy-spinning machine operator – food and beverage processing

Can-filling machine operator – food and beverage processing

Canned goods cooker

Canned milk sterilizer

Canning machine operator

Caramel equipment operator

Carbonation equipment operator – food and beverage processing

Carbonator – food and beverage processing

Cascade blender – tobacco processing

Casing machine operator – food and beverage processing

Casing machine operator – tobacco processing

Casing machine tender – tobacco processing

Catsup maker

Centrifugal station tender – food and beverage processing

Cereal baker – food and beverage processing

Cereal cleaner

Cereal cooker and extruder operator

Cereal maker – food and beverage processing

Cereal oven tender

Cereal-cleaning equipment operator

Cereal-coating operator

Char filter tender – food and beverage processing

Char kiln tender – food and beverage processing

Cheese blender – food and beverage processing

Cheese cooker

Cheese grater

Cheese maker

Chewing-gum machine tender

Chicle centrifuge operator – food and beverage processing

Chocolate chips maker

Chocolate coater – food and beverage processing

Chocolate crumbs maker

Chocolate machine moulder

Chocolate refiner

Chocolate temperer

Chub sausage machine tender

Cider maker

Cider plant worker

Cigar bunch maker

Cigar buncher

Cigar dryer

Cigar filler mixer and shredder

Cigar maker

Cigar patcher

Cigarette cork tipper

Cigarette filter machine tender

Cigarette machine tender

Cigarette maker

Cigarette maker operator

Cigarette roller

Cigarette stamper

Cigarette tipper

Citrus juice extractor

Clarifying equipment tender – food and beverage processing

Cleaning and classifying operator – tobacco processing

Coating pan operator – food and beverage processing

Cocoa bean roaster

Cocoa bean-shelling machine tender

Cocoa butter filterer

Cocoa mill operator

Cocoa-nib grinder

Coffee blender

Coffee grinder

Coffee roaster

Conche machine tender

Cone and wafer machine tender

Cone maker – food and beverage processing

Confection syrup maker

Confectionery cooker

Console operator – food and beverage processing

Control room operator – food and beverage processing

Conveyor oven operator – food and beverage processing

Conveyor tender – tobacco processing

Cook tank operator – food and beverage processing

Cooler tender – tobacco processing

Cooling machine tender – food and beverage processing

Corn chips cooker

Corn cooker – food and beverage processing

Corn dough machine tender

Corn flakes roller – food and beverage processing

Corn germ preparer – food and beverage processing

Corn products presser – food and beverage processing

Corn products pressman/woman – food and beverage processing

Corn products starch presser

Corn products sugar crystallizer operator

Corn sugar filter operator

Corn sugar refinery operator

Corn syrup cooler and decolourizer

Corn syrup maker

Cottage cheese maker

Cracker and cookie machine operator

Cream cheese maker

Crusher operator – tobacco processing

Crushing machine tender – food and beverage processing

Crystallizer tender – food and beverage processing

Cube sugar machine tender – food and beverage processing

Curing bin tender – food and beverage processing

Custom feed miller – food and beverage processing

Custom feed preparer – food and beverage processing

Dairy plant machine operator

Dairy products specialty maker

Dextrine maker – food and beverage processing

Diffuser operator – food and beverage processing

Distilled liquors rectifier – food and beverage processing

Distilled liquors stillman/woman – food and beverage processing

Distillery cooker – food and beverage processing

Distillery grinder operator

Distillery press operator

Distillery presser

Distillery skimmer

Distillery yeast maker – food and beverage processing

Dividing machine tender – food and beverage processing

Dough maker – food and beverage processing

Dough-kneading machine tender

Dressing and sauce mixer

Dressing mixer operator – food and beverage processing

Dry foods mixer operator

Dry starch maker

Dry starch maker helper

Dry starch operator – food and beverage processing

Dry starch worker – food and beverage processing

Dryer and cooler operator – tobacco processing

Dryer operator – food processing

Dryer tender – tobacco processing

Drying drum tender – food and beverage processing

Drying machine operator – tobacco processing

Edible oil pumper – food and beverage processing

Edible oil refiner – food and beverage processing

Encapsulator – cannabis processing

Enrobing machine operator – food and beverage processing

Evaporator operator – food processing

Extract maker – food and beverage processing

Feed batch mixer – food and beverage processing

Feed mill production worker

Feed miller – food and beverage processing

Feed mixer – food and beverage processing

Fermentation process operator – food and beverage processing

Fermenter – tobacco processing

Fermenter operator

Filling machine setter – food and beverage processing

Filling machine set-up man/woman – food and beverage processing

Filter cigarette machine tender

Filter rod machine operator – tobacco products

Flaking roll tender – food and beverage processing

Flavour maker – food and beverage processing

Flavour maker – tobacco processing

Flavourer – tobacco processing

Flavouring mixer – tobacco processing

Flour blender operator – food and beverage processing

Flour mill machine operator

Flour miller

Flour purifier

Flumer – food and beverage processing

Food slicer – food and beverage processing

Food-colouring equipment operator

Food-flavouring equipment tender

Food-mixing machine tender

Freeze-dry food processor

Freezer operator – food and beverage processing

Frosting maker – food and beverage processing

Frosting mixer – food and beverage processing

Frozen stick novelty maker – food and beverage processing

Frozen-dough-baking machine tender

Fruit and vegetable machine operator

Fruit cooker – food and beverage processing

Fruit mixer – food and beverage processing

Fruit preserver – food and beverage processing

Fruit press tender – food and beverage processing

Fruit presser

Fry cook – food and beverage processing

Fryer operator – food and beverage processing

Gelatin evaporator filter operator

Gelatin extractor tender

Gelatin powder mixer

Gelatin stock maker

Gelatin-blending machine tender

Germ separator – food and beverage processing

Germ separator operator – food and beverage processing

Grain cleaner-dryer – food and beverage processing

Grain cooker – food and beverage processing

Grain dehydrator – food and beverage processing

Grain meal processor – food and beverage processing

Grain miller

Grain mixer – food and beverage processing

Grain roaster

Grain sample miller

Grain-cleaning machine operator – food and beverage processing

Grain-processing machine operator

Granulating machine tender – tobacco processing

Granulator – tobacco processing

Granulator tender – food and beverage processing

Grated cheese maker

Grist mill operator – food and beverage processing

Gum-sheeting and scoring machine operator – food and beverage processing

Ham curer

Hammer mill tender – food and beverage processing

Hand cigar maker

Hand cigar moulder

Hand cigar roller

High-speed machine operator – tobacco products

High-speed packer operator – tobacco products

Homogenizer operator – food and beverage processing

Honey-processing equipment operator

Hydrogenation operator – food and beverage processing

Ice cream decorator – food and beverage processing

Ice cream maker

Ice cream novelty maker

Icing machine operator – food and beverage processing

Icing maker – food and beverage processing

Icing mixer – food and beverage processing

Icing sugar mill tender

Ingredients scaler and dispenser – food and beverage processing

Instant coffee dryer

Instant coffee extractor operator

Instant powdered foods equipment operator

Jam processor operator

Ketchup maker

Kettleman/woman – food processing

Lard renderer – food and beverage processing

Linseed oil extractor

Liquid sugar operator

Liquor blender – food and beverage processing

Liquor gallery tender – food and beverage processing

Locker plant attendant – food and beverage processing

Lollipop maker

Lump maker – tobacco processing

Lump roller – tobacco processing

Lye peel tender – food and beverage processing

Macaroni press operator

Machine cigar maker

Machine operator – food and beverage processing

Machine operator – tobacco processing

Machine pie maker

Machine plug moulder – tobacco processing

Machine stripper – tobacco processing

Malt dryer tender – food and beverage processing

Malt house kiln operator – food and beverage processing

Malt roaster – food and beverage processing

Malthouse operator – food and beverage processing

Maltster – food and beverage processing

Maraschino cherry processor – food and beverage processing

Margarine blender

Margarine clarifier – food and beverage processing

Margarine processor

Marshmallow maker

Marzipan maker

Mash dryer – food and beverage processing

Mash operator – food and beverage processing

Meat canner

Meat chopper – food and beverage processing

Meat cook – food and beverage processing

Meat curer

Meat grinder – food and beverage processing

Meat mincer – food and beverage processing

Meat mincer – packaging

Meat mixer

Meat moulder – food and beverage processing

Meat pickler

Meat salter

Melter tender – food and beverage processing

Merchant miller – food and beverage processing

Milk dryer – food and beverage processing

Milk pasteurizer – food and beverage processing

Milk-processing equipment operator – food and beverage processing

Miller – food and beverage processing

Mincemeat maker

Mingler tender

Mixer – tobacco processing

Module tender – tobacco processing

Molasses mixer – food and beverage processing

Molasses wort processor

Moulding machine operator – food and beverage processing

Nut mixer operator

Nut-roasting equipment operator

Oats miller

Offal cooker – food and beverage processing

Oil clarifier tender – food and beverage processing

Packaging machine adjuster

Packaging machine operator – food processing

Packer operator – tobacco products

Packing machine set-up operator

Pantry worker – food and beverage processing

Pasta maker – food and beverage processing

Pasteurizer operator

Pasteurizer operator – food and beverage processing

Peanut butter maker

Peanut-blanching machine tender – food and beverage processing

Pet food cook – food and beverage processing

Pickleman/woman – food and beverage processing

Pickler – food and beverage processing

Pickling solution injector – food and beverage processing

Pie dough roller

Pie filling cooker

Pie filling mixer

Pie-making machine operator

Plug maker – tobacco processing

Plug-cutting machine tender – tobacco processing

Popcorn candy maker

Potato chip machine operator

Pouch line operator – food processing

Powdered milk dryer operator

Precooked sausage maker

Press operator – food and beverage processing

Press operator – tobacco processing

Presser – food and beverage processing

Pressure cooker operator – food and beverage processing

Pressurized container filler – food and beverage processing

Pretzel baker – food and beverage processing

Process cheese cooker

Process cheese formulator

Process control operator – food and beverage processing

Process operator – food and beverage processing

Puff gun operator – food and beverage processing

Puffed cereal maker

Pulper tender – food and beverage processing

Purifier operator – food and beverage processing

Redryer tender – tobacco processing

Redrying machine operator – tobacco processing

Reel oven operator – food and beverage processing

Relish maker – food and beverage processing

Retort battery cook – food and beverage processing

Retort tender – food and beverage processing

Rice mill worker

Rice miller

Roller mill tender – food and beverage processing

Roller room equipment tender – food and beverage processing

Salad dressing finisher

Sanding machine tender – food and beverage processing

Sausage dryer and smoker

Sausage maker

Sausage-peeling machine tender

Screening machine tender – food and beverage processing

Separator operator – food processing

Separator-pasteurizer – food processing

Shredder operator – tobacco processing

Shredding machine operator – food processing

Sliced cheese maker

Slicing machine operator – food and beverage processing

Slicing machine tender – food and beverage processing

Smokehouse operator – food and beverage processing

Snuff can inspector

Snuff dryer – tobacco processing

Snuff grinder – tobacco processing

Snuff-blending machine operator – tobacco processing

Soft drink powder mixer

Solvent process vegetable oil extractor

Soya mill operator

Spice fumigator – food and beverage processing

Spice miller

Spice mixer

Spinner – food and beverage processing

Sponge and dough mixer – food and beverage processing

Starch converter

Starch maker – food and beverage processing

Starch press tender

Starch separator operator

Starch washer – food and beverage processing

Steam dryer – food and beverage processing

Steam kettle operator – food and beverage processing

Steam oven operator – food and beverage processing

Steam table operator – food and beverage processing

Steamer – tobacco processing

Steepman/woman – food and beverage processing

Stem cutter – tobacco processing

Stem roller – tobacco processing

Stem-flattening machine operator – tobacco processing

Stem-flattening machine tender – tobacco processing

Stemming machine operator – tobacco processing

Sterilizer machine operator – food and beverage processing

Sterilizer operator – food and beverage processing

Still operator – brewery

Strip-cutting and blending operator – tobacco processing

Strip-cutting machine tender – tobacco processing

Stripping machine operator – tobacco processing

Stripping machine tender – tobacco processing

Sugar boiler

Sugar-processing machine operator

Syrup kettle operator

Syrup maker

Tallow extractor tender – food processing

Tallow refiner

Tankhouse operator – food and beverage processing

Tart maker – food and beverage processing

Tempering bin operator – food and beverage processing

Tipping machine tender – tobacco processing

Tobacco blender

Tobacco blending line attendant

Tobacco casing fluid blender

Tobacco casing fluid cooker – tobacco processing

Tobacco conditioner tender

Tobacco cutter – tobacco processing

Tobacco dryer – tobacco processing

Tobacco flavourer

Tobacco leaf blender

Tobacco leaf cutter

Tobacco leaf grinder

Tobacco leaf twister

Tobacco packaging machine tender

Tobacco roller

Tobacco shredder

Tobacco stripper – tobacco processing

Tobacco-blending machine operator

Tobacco-cutting machine tender

Tobacco-dressing machine operator – tobacco processing

Tobacco-processing machine operator

Tomato juice extractor

Tripe cooker – food and beverage processing

Turnip waxer – food and beverage processing

Turret machine tender – tobacco processing

Vegetable canner – food and beverage processing

Vegetable dryer tender – food and beverage processing

Vegetable grinder – food and beverage processing

Vegetable oil extractor

Vinegar maker

Votator heat exchanger tender – food and beverage processing

Weigh tank tender – food and beverage processing

Wet process miller – food and beverage processing

Wine fermenter – food and beverage processing

Wine pasteurizer

Winemaker – food and beverage processing

Winery cellarman/woman – food and beverage processing

Winery-press operator

Winterizer tender – food and beverage processing

Wort cooler – food and beverage processing

Wort maker – food and beverage processing

Yeast cutter

Yeast dryer

Yeast emulsifier tender – food and beverage processing

Yeast maker

Yeast room operator

Yeast separator – food and beverage processing

Yogurt maker

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Process control operators

Operate multi-function process control machinery through control panels, computer terminals or other control systems to grind, extract, mix, blend, cook or otherwise process food products and to bag, box or otherwise package food products

Operate multi-function process control machinery to grind, extract, mix, blend, distill, ferment or otherwise process alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages and to bottle, can or otherwise package beverages

Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions and make adjustments to process variables such as cooking times, ingredient inputs, flow rates and temperature settings

Maintain shift log of production and other data.

Machine operators

Set up and adjust food or beverage processing and packaging machines

Operate single-function machines to grind, extract, mix, blend, dry, freeze, cook or otherwise process food or beverage products

Operate single-function machines to box, can or otherwise package food or beverage products

Check products to ensure conformance to company standards and clear machine blockages as required

Record production information such as quantity, weight, size, date and type of products packaged

Perform corrective machine adjustments, clean machines and immediate work areas.

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school may be required.

On-the-job training is provided.

Experience as a machine operator in food or beverage processing is usually required for industrial process control operators.

Experience as a labourer in food or beverage processing may be required for machine operators.

Additional information

There is little mobility among the various types of process control operators within the food and beverage processing industry.

Process control operators may progress to supervisory positions in food and beverage processing with experience.

There is mobility among machine operators within the food and beverage processing industry.

Machine operators may progress to process control operation or supervisory positions in food and beverage processing with experience.

Exclusions

Bakers (6332)

Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale (6331)

Fish and seafood plant workers (9463)

Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (9462)

Labourers in fish and seafood processing (9618)

Labourers in food and beverage processing (9617)

Supervisors, food and beverage processing (9213)

Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (9465)