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94143.00 – Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

Testers and graders in food and beverage processing test or grade ingredients and finished food or beverage products to ensure conformance to company standards.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Beef grader
  • Beer tester
  • Cheese grader
  • Fish grader
  • Milk grader
  • Poultry grader
  • Product tester - food and beverage processing
  • Tobacco grader

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Take samples of products at various stages of processing
  • Examine ingredients or finished products by sight, touch, taste and smell or weigh materials to ensure conformance to company standards
  • Conduct routine tests for product specifications such as colour, alcohol content, carbonation, moisture content, temperature, fat content and packaging
  • Grade or sort raw materials or finished products
  • Ensure hygiene and sanitation practices conform to policies and regulations
  • Advise supervisors of ingredient or product deficiencies.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
  • There is little mobility among the various types of testers and graders in this unit group.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

Minor group

9414 – Machine operators and related workers in food, beverage and associated products processing

Unit group

94143 – Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

Occupational profile

94143.00 – Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

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