Job description Fry Cook - Food And Beverage Processing in the Winnipeg Region
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Find out what work is like for a fry cook - food and beverage processing in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing (NOC 94140).

Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing

Description

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.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • 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.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 94140), and a list of similar occupations:

  • bakery machine operator - food and beverage processing
  • brewhouse operator
  • canning machine operator
  • chocolate refiner
  • cigarette machine tender
  • citrus juice extractor
  • control room operator - food and beverage processing
  • corn sugar refinery operator
  • dryer tender - tobacco processing
  • dry foods mixer operator
  • fermenter operator
  • fruit preserver - food and beverage processing
  • fryer operator - food and beverage processing
  • grain-processing machine operator
  • meat grinder - food and beverage processing
  • pasteurizer operator - food and beverage processing
  • tobacco blender
  • winery-press operator

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