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Agricultural Careers Food Processor

Agricultural Careers Food Processor. By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Trisha Rae Stephens Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005. START. Job Duties & Responsibilities. Monitor and maintain quality assurance program.

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Agricultural Careers Food Processor

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  1. Agricultural Careers Food Processor By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Trisha Rae Stephens Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005 START

  2. Job Duties & Responsibilities • Monitor and maintain quality assurance program. • Evaluate raw materials and packaged foods. • Test the food through microbial, chemical and physical means for approval. • Prepare and deliver reports on quality control and quality assurance. • Maintain documentation

  3. Qualities and Skills • Good hand-eye coordination. • Ability to work long hours and possible extra seasonal hours. • Able to stand on your feet for long periods of time.

  4. Salary The most recent salaries for food processors continues to increase, reaching $73,150, a 12.5% increase from the $65,000. On average a food processor will earn anywhere from $25,000 - $55,000, depending on experience.

  5. Work Environment • Work in large meat cutting rooms equipped with power machines and conveyors. • In small retail markets, the butcher or fish cleaner may work in a cramped space behind the meat or fish counter. • Often will work in cold, damp rooms, which are refrigerated to prevent food from spoiling. • Commercial kitchens where the room may become hot. • Factory kitchens

  6. Becoming a Food Processor • In high school, take mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, and computer science as well as courses in both written and oral communications. • Internships are available for students during the regular year as well as the summer. The experiences while having an internship will benefit your future in this field. • Students who do not plan on attending school on the college level may enter into this field by working in a laboratory for a company that processes food.

  7. Career Resources National Food Processors Association1350 I Street, NW | Suite 300Washington, DC 20005Internet: http://www.nfpa-food.org/ Northwest Food Processor Association 9700 SW Capitol Hwy, Suite 250 Portland, OR 97219 Internet: http://www.nwfpa.org/nwfpa/public_Workforce.asp

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