Job description Feed Tester - Food And Beverage Processing in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Find out what work is like for a feed tester - food and beverage processing in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143).

Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

Description

Testers and graders in food and beverage processing test or grade ingredients and finished food or beverage products to ensure conformance to company standards. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, fish plants, meat plants, breweries and other food and beverage processing plants.

Work week duration

Testers and graders, food and beverage processing usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Testers and graders, food and beverage processing have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • 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.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Handling material manually
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

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.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Testers and graders, food and beverage processing are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Bakeries
  • Brewing companies
  • Fish plants
  • Flour mills
  • Sugar refineries
  • Food, beverage and tobacco processing establishments
  • Fruit and vegetable processing plants
  • Meat plants
  • Dairies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Standard safety equipment
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

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 94143), and a list of similar occupations:

  • beef grader
  • beer tester
  • cheese grader
  • fish grader
  • milk grader
  • poultry grader
  • product tester - food and beverage processing
  • tobacco grader

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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