Job description Food Products Inspector in Canada

Find out what work is like for a food products inspector in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Agricultural and fish products inspectors (NOC 22111).

Agricultural and fish products inspectors

Description

Agricultural and fish products inspectors inspect agricultural and fish products for conformity to prescribed production, storage and transportation standards. They are employed by government departments and agencies and by private sector food processing companies. Supervisors of agricultural and fish products inspectors are also included in this unit group.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Agricultural and fish products inspectors have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Fish and fish products inspectors
  • Inspect fish, fish products, fish handling and processing methods and prepare reports and ensure that regulations are followed.
  • Fruit and vegetables inspectors
  • Inspect fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables at inspection centres and prepare reports on crop production and market conditions.
  • Grain inspectors
  • Inspect and grade all classes of grain at terminal elevators, monitor the fumigation of infested grain, and examine storage, handling and transportation equipment to ensure that sanitary procedures are followed.
  • Meat inspectors
  • Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering and meat processing plants and inspect carcasses to ensure they are fit for human consumption.
  • Plant protection inspectors
  • Certify seed crops, oversee the quarantine, treatment or destruction of plants and plant products, and the fumigation of plants and plant product imports and exports.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 22111), and a list of similar occupations:

  • agricultural products inspection supervisor
  • agricultural products inspector
  • crop certification inspector
  • dairy products inspector
  • fish inspector
  • fish products inspection supervisor
  • fish products inspector
  • fruit and vegetables inspector
  • grain inspector
  • livestock inspector
  • meat inspector
  • plant protection inspector
  • poultry inspector

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