Careers in Production

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Production

All assemblers and fabricators not listed separately.

No requirement is specified

Bakers

Production

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Production

Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Production

Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

May require a Matric Certificate

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Production

Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Production

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Food Batchmakers

Production

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Production

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Production

All food processing workers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Requires a Matric Certificate