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How many Food Operative jobs are available on Pertemps?

There are 8 Food Operative jobs available on Pertemps right now.

What does a Food Operative do?

Tasks required include:

• Attends equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin.
• 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.
• Operates machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products.
• Processes tobacco leaves by hand or machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products.
• Sets, operates and attends machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products.

What are the entry requirements for a Food Operative?

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though some GCSEs/S grades can be an advantage. Off and on-the-job training is available. Vocational qualifications related to food and drink manufacturing, including apprenticeships, are available at up to Level 3.