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Overview
Pasta operators make dry pasta products by unloading ingredients from silos or delivery systems, mixing dough, pressing or extruding pasta and controlling drying levels.
In job descriptions, look for flour unloading, ingredient dosing, mixing, kneading, extrusion, presses, dryers, temperature control, HACCP, sanitation, machine cleaning and food quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Pasta operator work takes place on dry pasta production lines. The operator unloads flour or ingredients, sets machine controls, mixes and kneads dough, runs presses or dryers and checks drying levels.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include flour unloading equipment, ingredient dosing, HACCP, sanitation, food machinery cleaning, temperature monitoring, presses, dryers and quality control. Changeovers between pasta shapes can be an important specialization.
Salary context
Salary context for pasta operator roles depends on production line size, shift pattern, hygiene responsibility, drying control, machine setup, changeovers, quality checks and how much troubleshooting the operator handles.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior food machine operation, line leadership, quality control, sanitation coordination, maintenance liaison or production planning. Development often follows strong hygiene routines and steady machine performance.
Good to know
Check vacancies for silo unloading, mixing, extrusion, dryers, HACCP, GMP, cleaning duties and temperature control. These details show whether the role is basic line operation or broader process responsibility. Ask how pasta, ingredients and drying are controlled on the line.
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 farinaceous products
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is pasta maker.
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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.
10.73Manufacture of farinaceous products
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0090dd54-057a-4f65-bbe8-f74c4999e8e8 |
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| ESCO code | 8160.46 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |