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Overview
Fruit-press operators run powered presses that extract juice from fruit by preparing fruit on cloth, setting filter bags in the machine and managing the press cycle.
In job descriptions, look for fruit presses, filter bags, pulp residue, food hygiene, HACCP, GMP, cleaning machinery, raw-material delivery, processing parameters, sample checks and food waste handling.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Fruit-press operators work on juice extraction lines. They prepare fruit, cloth and filter bags, run the press, monitor the cycle, remove carts or bags and move pulp residue into containers while keeping machinery clean.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include food hygiene, HACCP, GMP, cleaning machinery, handling raw fruit deliveries, checking processing parameters and filtering liquids. Some roles include apple selection, sample checks or basic juice analysis for cider production.
Salary context
Salary context depends on press size, shift pattern, hygiene responsibility, raw-material handling, sample checks, machine cleaning, waste handling and whether the role covers setup or only operation. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior machine operation, juice or cider production, quality checks, raw-material reception, line setup, sanitation coordination or broader food-production machine work.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention fruit presses, apples, cider, filter bags, HACCP, GMP, heavy lifting or cleaning duties. These details show whether the job is mainly press operation, hygiene work or production support.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7235d075-ecf6-42ba-8a60-d7e79bbce152 |
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| ESCO code | 8160.35 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |