Agriculture, Food Industry

List of positions in the Agriculture, Food Industry category and their job descriptions

Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist

• Preparing crop rotation.
• Providing seed, organic and inorganic fertilisers, chemical protective substances and machinery required for the production of required crops.
• Supervising the processing and preparation of soil, sowing and planting.
• Monitoring the growth of plants, ensuring their nutrition and protection during vegetation.
• Harvesting crops; subsequent processing or storage of crops.

Agricultural Equipment Operator

• Operating or tending equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
• Observing and listening to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
• Attaching farm implements such as plows discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
• Driveling trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
• Adjusting, repairing, and servicing farm machinery and notifying supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
• Operating towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.
• Loading hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.
• Spraying fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
• Mixing specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
• Irrigating soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintaining ditches or pipes and pumps.
• Directing and monitoring the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities.
• Loading and unloading crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
• Weighing crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information.

Agricultural Specialist

• Preparing soil for planting and sowing through plowing, fertilization, and irrigation.
• Sowing grains and industrial crops, as well as planting vegetables in prepared fields.
• Protecting crops from diseases and pests through spraying and dusting with fungicides and pesticides.
• Harvesting mature crops such as grains, rye, and barley, or gathering root vegetables like potatoes, corn, beets, and tobacco.
• Classifying, storing, and dispatching harvested products to market.
• Monitoring crop growth and development, ensuring optimal conditions for yield.
• Implementing sustainable agricultural practices to enhance soil health and productivity.
• Collaborating with agronomists and other specialists to improve farming techniques and crop varieties.
• Keeping accurate records of planting schedules, crop yields, and pesticide applications.
• Staying updated on agricultural trends, technologies, and regulations to ensure compliance and innovation in farming practices.

Agricultural Technician

• Responsibility for planting, spraying, collecting, storing and selling agricultural products.
• Operating agricultural machinery and equipment and keeping them in working order.
• Collecting the samples of crops and livestock.
• Conducting experiments aimed at increasing the fertility of crops, livestock performance and their resistance to disease and pests.
• Keeping records of discovered facts, their analysing and drawing conclusions.
• Cleaning and sterilising the laboratory and laboratory equipment.

Agricultural Technologist

• Examining the composition and quality of agricultural soil as well as ground and irrigation water.
• Selecting crops suitable for cultivation in the given location.
• Identifying insufficiently fertile soil and proposing measures to improve its fertility.
• Placing insect traps and collecting and recording the amount of trapped insects.
• Cooperating in the research and development of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides.
• Providing advice to the producers of agricultural crops and livestock keepers.

Animal Care Worker

• taking care of animals and all related tasks
• feeding, checking water and feed supply
• cleaning and disinfection of the stables and other needed work

Baker

• Preparing and assessing the quality of raw materials and ingredients for the preparation of dough and mixtures.
• Measuring and weighing ingredients.
• Operating and adjusting bakery machinery and equipment.
• Compliance with the strict hygiene standards and practices.
• Shaping, smearing, and sprinkling the dough.
• Making bread, common, fine, and special bakery products.
• Continuous and final checking of the baking results.
• Cleaning the bakery machinery and equipment and carrying out routine maintenance.
• Sampling of raw materials for laboratory analysis.

Butcher

• Slaughtering livestock by means of electric current or captive bolt pistol.
• Bleeding and skinning of the slaughtered animals.
• Removing the head and feet from the carcase, cutting up carcases using a saw machine or handsaw.
• Removal of intestines, entrails and other organs.
• Boning the meat on the line, table or hook.
• Final processing and sorting the meat for distribution.
• Manufacturing the sausages, salami, black and white pudding and other meat products.

Food Engineer

• Creating new and/or modifying existing food products.
• Responsibility for the strict observance of the statutory guidelines and wholesomeness of the products.
• Looking for the ways to maintain the desired physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of food.
• Using food additives to achieve the desired properties of food.
• Developing and/or cooperating in the development of new packaging materials.
• Developing and implementing the production, packaging and distribution systems into operation.

Food Technician

• Performing tests to detect chemical and microbiological properties of food, beverages, food additives, and preservatives.
• Examining chemical and biological samples under a microscope.
• Cooperating with food engineers and technologists.
• Tasting food and beverages in order to compare the real taste with the the flavour declared in the product specification.
• Analysing, recording, and summarising test results.
• Measuring the volume and weighing product packaging materials.
• Cleaning and sterilising used laboratory equipment.

Food Technologist

• Inventing and improving existing recipes for semi-finished products, agricultural products, sweets, syrups, oils, alcoholic and soft drinks etc.
• Reviewing the sensory properties of the received raw material.
• Collecting samples and sending them for physico-chemical and microbiological analyses.
• Supervising the compliance with the recipes and the correct technological process by the manufacturing department.
• Checking the production costs and designing measures for their minimisation.
• Managing and updating the technological documentation.

Grain Receiver

• Receiving and inspecting incoming grain shipments for quality and quantity.
• Operating machinery and equipment for unloading grain from trucks and railcars.
• Maintaining accurate records of grain receipts, including weight and quality metrics.
• Ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations during the receiving process.
• Collaborating with suppliers and transportation personnel to coordinate delivery schedules.
• Conducting routine maintenance and cleaning of receiving equipment and storage areas.
• Assisting in the management of inventory levels and reporting discrepancies.
• Monitoring grain storage conditions to prevent spoilage or contamination.
• Communicating effectively with team members and management regarding grain quality issues.
• Participating in training programs to enhance skills and knowledge related to grain handling.
• Supporting overall operational efficiency within the grain receiving department.
• Adhering to company policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.

Livestock Specialist

• Ensuring the smooth running of the farm.
• Monitoring the health condition and efficiency of the farmed animals.
• Designing improvements in the production process.
• Performing veterinary work in collaboration with the veterinary surgeon.
• Monitoring the activities of subordinate employees.
• Ensuring disinfection, disinfestation and rodent control on the farm.
• Sending regular reports on c the ondition, transfer, mortality and performance of the animals to the state controlling institutions.

Milker

• Preparing and putting feed into troughs, and watering the animals.
• Cleaning away dirt from the udders, drying them and then massaging them just before milking.
• Milking cows, goats and sheep by hand or using milking equipment.
• Treating the collected milk by cleaning and cooling it to the desired temperature.
• Cleaning manure from the stables, and litter laying.

Pastry Chef, Confectioner

• Receiving, inspecting and storing the goods for confectionery production.
• Preparing a wide range of confectionery semi-finished and finished products.
• Operating technologic machinery and equipment.
• Strictly respecting the recipes, quality and quantity of used ingredients.
• Complying with the strict hygiene standards and practices.
• Performing sensory quality control of products.
• Cutting and decorating the finished confectionery products.
• Collecting samples of semi-finished and finished products for the purpose of laboratory analysis.

Picker

• working outside and in the greenhouses - picking fruits, vegetables and flowers
• sorting

Tractor, harvester driver

• driving and operating the tractor
• repairing agricultural machines and appliances
• work on a farm/farming company by following the instructions of the boss

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