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Overview
Millers operate mills that grind cereal crops into flour. They regulate grain flow, adjust the grind to the required fineness, clean and maintain equipment, and check product samples.
In job descriptions, look for grain cleaning machines, grinding machines, milling parameters, flour fineness, sample analysis, automated process control, HACCP, production records and product quality on the line.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Millers work around grain intake, cleaning machines, grinding equipment and flour checks. A typical role balances steady material flow with adjustments to milling settings so the product reaches the required fineness.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include operating grinding machines, checking processing parameters, analysing food samples, monitoring milled products and keeping production records. Cleaning and basic maintenance matter because flour quality depends on stable equipment.
Salary context
Salary context depends on mill size, shift pattern, responsibility for automated process control, product-quality checks, grain handling, maintenance scope and whether the role includes coordination of production stock. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior mill operation, flour quality control, process control, production coordination, equipment setup or supervisory work in food and related products manufacturing.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name grain cleaning, grind adjustment, flour fineness, product samples, HACCP, automated controls or line quality checks. Those details separate hands-on mill operation from broader food-production machine work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is dryer attendant.
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About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
10.6Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/db25e659-d77c-4f4a-a8a2-ee199d060345 |
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| ESCO code | 8160.45 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |