95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing
Lead statement
Labourers in food and beverage processing perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities related to food and beverage processing.
Main duties
- Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials throughout plant and warehouse manually, or with powered equipment
- Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines or mobile tank trucks
- Feed and unload food, beverage and associated products processing machines
- Feed flattened boxes into forming machines to construct containers
- Remove filled containers from conveyors and manually pack goods into bags, boxes or other containers
- Clean work areas and equipment
- Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
- Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
Example job titles
bagger - food and beverage processing · baker helper · bakery products divider - food and beverage processing · bakery labourer · bakery products bander · bakery products packager · bakery products wrapper · banding machine tender - tobacco products · barrel cleaner - food and beverage processing · barrel filler - food and beverage processing · beef marker - food and beverage processing · beer sampler - food and beverage processing · beet washer · beet washer helper · bin cleaner - food and beverage processing · biscuit packer · lard bleacher - food and beverage processing · blender and wrapper - food and beverage processing · bolter helper - food and beverage processing · bottle caser - food and beverage processing · bottle checker - food and beverage processing · bottle washer · bottle washer - food and beverage processing · bottle-washing machine tender - food and beverage processing · bottler · box stitcher - food and beverage processing · bread pan greaser - food and beverage processing · brewery labourer · butter packer · butter sampler · butter wrapper · cake wrapper · hand candy dipper - food and beverage processing · candy maker helper · candy packer · cannery worker - food and beverage processing · carcass washer - food and beverage processing · carcass weigher - food and beverage processing · carton bander · carton package stapler
Wages (per hour)
| Province / territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $16.50 | $20.00 | $25.67 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00 | $20.39 | $22.88 |
| Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $20.00 | $24.00 |
| New Brunswick | $16.00 | $19.60 | $26.50 |
| Quebec | $16.45 | $20.05 | $26.00 |
| Ontario | $17.60 | $20.00 | $26.57 |
| Manitoba | $16.00 | $18.00 | $21.90 |
| Saskatchewan | $15.35 | $21.00 | $29.63 |
| Alberta | $17.00 | $23.00 | $26.00 |
| British Columbia | $17.85 | $19.19 | $25.00 |
Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Occupation details: ESDC OaSIS 2025, based on NOC 2021.