Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.

• Weighs, measures, and processes ingredients; operates processing plant; monitors product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary; cleans equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels and floors, and maintains infestation control programs; regulates speed of conveyors and crusher rollers, and adjusts tension of rollers to ensure total extraction of juice from sugar cane; moves products from production lines into storage and shipping areas; packages products.

• Works indoors in factory environment.
• The work area will usually be adequately heated and ventilated.
• Factory machinery and processes may be noisy. Ear muffs will be worn when necessary.

• Light to medium physical demand
• Stands frequently to operate sugar production machinery and walks about the work area to ensure correct operation of machinery, quality of end product and to carry out adjustments as required.
• Stretches up or across occasionally to make adjustments to machinery controls.
• Squatting, crouching or kneeling movements may be required when inspecting machinery, raw goods and final products.
• Bends occasionally if required to work over production machinery, benches, and conveyor belts or when lifting ingredients or finished products.
• Twisting of the body or neck is required on an occasional to frequent basis.
• Substantial contact with water or skin irritants is unlikely, although dust from refining processes and similar may irritate people with breathing difficulties.
• May lift or carry raw materials or finished products, with extent depending upon the level of plant automation
• Repetitive hand and arm movements are required on an occasional to frequent basis.
• Driving is not required.
• Uses hand-held and hand-operated equipment specific to the production process. May use computerised control systems in large processing plants.
• Mental skills necessary include practical and technical skills.

An NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4).

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.