National Occupation Code (NOC): 9465

Testers and graders in this unit group test or grade ingredients and finished food or beverage products to ensure conformance to company standards. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, fish plants, meat plants, breweries and other food and beverage processing plants.

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Job Duties for Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

• Take samples of products at various stages of processing
• Examine ingredients or finished products by sight, touch, taste and smell or weigh materials to ensure conformance to company standards
• Conduct routine tests for product specifications such as colour, alcohol content, carbonation, moisture content, temperature, fat content and packaging
• Grade or sort raw materials or finished products
• Ensure hygiene and sanitation practices conform to policies and regulations
• Advise supervisors of ingredient or product deficiencies.

Working Conditions for Testers and graders, food and beverage processing

Work is performed indoors, where workers may be exposed to strong odours

Alternate Job Titles

• Bacon Grader
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• Beer Tester
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• Beverage Inspector
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• Cigar Grader
• Cigarette Grader
• Cigarette Tester
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• Cream Grader
• Dairy Cream Tester
• Dairy Grader - Food And Beverage Processing
• Dairy Moisture Tester
• Dairy Product Tester - Food And Beverage Processing
• Dairy Tester - Food And Beverage Processing
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• Feed Tester - Food And Beverage Processing
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• Fish Grader
• Food And Beverage Processing Grader
• Fruit And Vegetable Grader - Food And Beverage Processing
• Gauger - Wineries
• Grader - Food And Beverage Processing
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• Ham Grader
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• Honey Grader And Blender
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• Lamb Grader
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• Mashgiach - Food And Beverage Processing
• Meat Grader
• Milk Grader
• Milk Receiver-tester
• Moisture Content Tester - Dairy Products
• Moisture Content Tester - Tobacco Processing
• Pork Grader
• Poultry Grader
• Process Control Checker - Food And Beverage Processing
• Produce Grader - Food And Beverage Processing
• Product Tester - Food And Beverage Processing
• Quality Control Checker - Food And Beverage Processing
• Seed Corn Grader
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• Starch Tester - Food And Beverage Processing
• Sugar Tester
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• Tobacco Grader
• Tobacco Leaf Grader
• Tobacco Sample Puller
• Veal Grader
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