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Food, Drink and Tobacco Process Operatives Career Details

About this Career

£ 24,044 Median Salary
New workers start at around £15,200. Normal pay is £24,044 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £34,929.
966 Jobs in Greater London
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Greater London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.

Daily Tasks

  • 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.

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