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Canada Moderate
Supervisors, food and beverage processing
Supervisors in food and beverage processing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who operate processing and packaging machines, and workers who grade food and beverage products. 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 establishments.
Employment Outlooks
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Salary Information
National wage data for this occupation
Entry-level
CA$20.50
/hr
Typical
CA$27.50
/hr
Experienced
CA$45.41
/hr
Average: CA$30.39/hr
95.9% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
Illustrative Examples
- bottling supervisor - food and beverage processing
- brewer supervisor
- fish processing supervisor
- flour milling team supervisor
- food product testers supervisor
- hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) coordinator
- meat packing supervisor
- packaging supervisor - food and beverage processing
- poultry graders foreman/woman
- production supervisor - food and beverage processing
- tobacco processing supervisor
- vegetable packing supervisor
All Examples
- abattoir foreman/woman
- abattoir supervisor
- bakery foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- bakery plant supervisor
- baking and confectionery making foreman/woman
- baking foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- beef dressing foreman/woman
- boiling house foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- bottling foreman/woman
- bottling foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- bottling supervisor - food and beverage processing
- brewer supervisor
- brewery supervisor
- cannabis processing supervisor
- cannery foreman/woman - food processing
- cellar master
- char house foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- chocolate candy processing foreman/woman
- chocolate factory foreman/woman
- chocolate refining foreman/woman
- cigarette grader foreman/woman
- cigarette inspector foreman/woman
- coffee roasting foreman/woman
- confectionery foreman/woman
- curing room foreman/woman - tobacco processing
- dairy plant foreman/woman
- dairy products processing foreman/woman
- distillery foreman/woman
- dry-starch foreman/woman - food processing
- feed milling foreman/woman
- fish canning, curing and packing workers foreman/woman
- fish curing and canning foreman/woman
- fish freezing foreman/woman
- fish freezing supervisor
- fish preparation foreman/woman
- fish processing supervisor
- fish reduction foreman/woman
- fish-freezing and storage foreman/woman
- flour mill foreman/woman
- flour milling team supervisor
- flour-and-grain mill foreman/woman
- food and beverage processing foreman/woman
- food and beverage processing supervisor
- food product grader supervisor
- food product testers supervisor
- food testing foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- food testing supervisor
- fruit grading foreman/woman
- fruit-and-vegetable canning, preserving and packing workers foreman/woman
- grain-milling team supervisor
- ham curing foreman/woman
- hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) coordinator
- hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) coordinator - food processing
- head miller - feed-and-flour mill
- head mixer - bakery
- hide curing foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- ice cream making foreman/woman
- ice cream processing assistant supervisor
- jam and jelly processing foreman/woman
- meat cutting plant foreman/woman
- meat packing supervisor
- milk processing foreman/woman
- milk processing plant foreman/woman
- packaging supervisor - food and beverage processing
- pan house foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- poultry eviscerating foreman/woman
- poultry graders foreman/woman
- poultry graders supervisor
- poultry preparers foreman/woman
- production supervisor - cannabis processing
- production supervisor - food and beverage processing
- rendering plant worker foreman/woman
- rendering plant workers foreman/woman - meat packing
- slaughterhouse foreman/woman
- slaughterhouse supervisor
- slaughtering and meat packing workers foreman/woman
- sugar filter house foreman/woman
- sugar processing workers foreman/woman
- sugar refining foreman/woman
- supervisor - meat packing
- supervisor - vegetable packing
- tea blending plant foreman/woman
- testing and grading foreman/woman - food, beverage and tobacco processing
- testing, grading and sampling foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- threshing department foreman/woman - tobacco processing
- tipping department foreman/woman - tobacco processing
- tobacco curing room foreman/woman
- tobacco processing foreman/woman
- tobacco processing supervisor
- tobacco-processing machine operator supervisor
- tobacco-processing workers foreman/woman
- tobacco-stemming room foreman/woman
- vegetable canning supervisor
- vegetable packing supervisor
- wash house foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- wet-starch foreman/woman - food and beverage processing
- winery cellar master
Main Duties
Main Duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who process, package, test and grade food and beverage products
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
- Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
- Prepare production and other reports.
- Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) co-ordinators identify, evaluate, control and prevent hazards at all stages of the food production process.
Requirements
Employment Requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Post-secondary education in microbiology or chemistry may be required for some positions in this group.
- Several years of experience in the food or beverage processing industry are required.
- Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) co-ordinators require HACCP certification and several years of experience in quality assurance of food production.