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Work site environment

• Cold/refrigerated
• Odours
• Hot
• Noisy

Work setting

• Fruit and vegetable processing plant
• Dairy
• Bakery
• Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Minimize hazards at all stages of the food production process
• Train staff/workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
• Prepare production and other reports
• Recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule (and possibly review) activities of workers
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other work units
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies

Supervision

• Labourers in food, beverage and tobacco processing
• Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Regulations knowledge

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)