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Food and Beverage Process Operator

OFO Code: 716118

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
716118
Occupation
Food and Beverage Process Operator
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS
Unit group
7161 · Food and Related Products Machine Operators

Official description
Food and related machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals, trim meat from carcasses; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Soft Drinks Blending Process Operator, Meat Process Operator, Liquid Dairy Reception Process Operator, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery Process Operator, Plant Baking Process Operator, Fruit and Vegetable Process Operator, Packaging Operator, Cereals Process Operator, Savoury Snack Process Operator, Seafood Process Operator, Biscuit Confectionery Process Operator, Starch Process Operator, Pasta Making Process Operator

  • Operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing
  • Operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products
  • Operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun, slaughter animals and trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts
  • Processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products
  • Setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products
  • Mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment
  • Attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin

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