Food and drink production job activities

Food and drink production job activities


Watch videos of daily activities you could experience in the food and drink industry.


Picture shows Keith Cladwell, senior technical operator
Video: Senior technical operator - Task 1

Senior technical operator Keith Caldwell explains how to make sure the equipment at the Coca Cola plant in East Kilbride is clean between a change in the product run.

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Job activity - Senior Technical Operator Quality - Task 1 (31.2 MB)
Job activity - Senior Technical Operator Quality - Task 1 for iPod (5.6 MB)
Picture shows Keith Caldwell, senior technical operator
Video: Senior technical operator - Task 2

Senior technical operator Keith Caldwell explains and demonstrates the seal-integrity test.

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Job activity - Senior Technical Operator Quality - Task 2 (28.9 MB)
Job activity - Senior Technical Operator Quality - Task 2 for iPod (5.2 MB)
pan of chocolate sauce on a gas hob
Video: Creating a new product

The human resources manager talks about all the processes involved in creating a new product.

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Creating a new product (22.3 MB)
Creating a new product for iPod (4 MB)
Video screenshot of a recipe being converted for full scale production.
Video: Developing a new product process

The home economist and the chef discuss a customer request for a new product.

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Developing a new product process (8.4 MB)
Developing a new product process for iPod (1.5 MB)
Video screenshot of a close up of ingredients
Video: Creating a new recipe

The chef and the home economist produce a scratch recipe for an orange-flavoured chocolate sauce.

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Creating a new recipe (29 MB)
Creating a new recipe for iPod (5.2 MB)
Video screenshot of the product being tasted.
Video: Tasting the new recipe

The new recipe is tasted and modified to customer wants.

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Tasting a new recipe (18.9 MB)
Tasting a new recipe for iPod (3.4 MB)
The food technologist at his work station
Video: Adapting a new recipe

The food technologist explains why it is necessary to convert the scratch recipe to a production recipe.

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Adapting a new recipe (18.6 MB)
Adapting a new recipe for iPod (3.3 MB)
Video screenshot of a recipe being altered for the production process.
Video: Converting the new recipe

The scratch recipe is converted to a recipe that is suitable for use in full-scale production.

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Converting the new recipe (33.3 MB)
Converting the new recipe for iPod (6 MB)
Video Screenshot of the development technologist explaining the science involved in the production process.
Video: Development production process

The development technologist explains the science involved in the production process.

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Development production process (34.6 MB)
Development production process for iPod (6.2 MB)
Video screenshot of the food technologist explaining the steps involved in producing a new product.
Video: Producing a new product

The food technologist describes the steps involved in producing a new product.

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Producing a new product (14 MB)
Producing a new product for iPod (2.5 MB)
Video screenshot from a pilot plant process machine
Video: The pilot plant process

The pilot plant manager describes the initial stages of the pilot plant process.

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The pilot plant process (30.8 MB)
The pilot plant process for iPod (5.5 MB)
Video screenshot from a pilot plant process machine
Video: Pilot plant process - the final stages

The pilot plant manager describes the final stages of the pilot plant process.

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Pilot plant process - The final stages (22 MB)
Pilot plant process - The final stages for iPod (3.9 MB)
a sterile bag
Video: Why sterile bags are used

The development technologist discusses why and how sterile bags are used in the production process.

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Why sterile bags are used (16 MB)
Why sterile bags are used for iPod (2.9 MB)
Development technologist and home economist with a table of food for testing
Video: Process for customer testing

The development technologist and the home economist discuss the plans for customer testing.

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Process for customer testing (7.8 MB)
Process for customer testing for iPod (1.4 MB)
Marketing operations manager testing the chocolate sauce
Video: Customers test the sample

The customer representatives test the samples of the new orange flavoured chocolate sauce.

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Customers test the sample (43.3 MB)
Customers test the sample for iPod (7.7 MB)
3 bakery workers sampling hot cross buns
Video: The sampling process

The bakery apprentice describes and demonstrates the sampling process.

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The sampling process (23.1 MB)
The sampling process for iPod (4.1 MB)
The marketing operations manager
Video: How the price is calculated

The marketing operations manager describes how the price of the new product is calculated.

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How the price is calculated (27.1 MB)
How the price is calculated for iPod (4.8 MB)
Customer service manager and production planner having a discussion
Video: Discussing a customer order

The customer service manager and the production planner discuss the customer requirements.

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Discussing a customer order (9.8 MB)
Discussing a customer order for iPod (1.8 MB)
Video Screenshot of the development technologist explaining the science involved in the production process.
Video: The production process

The production manager describes the end-to-end production process.

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The production process (78 MB)
The production process for iPod (13.9 MB)
Video screenshot of the production manager describing the packaging process in detail.
Video: The packaging process

The production manager describes the packaging process in detail.

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The packaging process (21.2 MB)
The packaging process for iPod (3.8 MB)

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