About this industry
Discover how South Australia's world-class produce is grown, processed, and packaged with a career in food processing. Craft artisan cheeses and pastries, harvest premium wine grapes, or prepare quality meats. You could be checking ingredient quality, maintaining equipment, operating machinery, or assisting in vineyards and processing facilities. With SA's thriving food and wine industries, there are plenty of exciting career paths to explore.
Where can this take you?
Job titles in this industry
- Baker
- Pastry Chef
- Food Processing Operator
- Food Processing Salesperson
- Poultry Process Operator
- Meat Process Operator
- Butcher or Smallgoods Maker
- Slaughterer
- Meat Inspector
- Pharmaceutical Production Operator
- Cellar Door Assistant
- Vineyard Operator
- Assistant winemaker
- Wine laboratory Technician
Career opportunities
- Food and Drink Production Supervisor
- Poultry Production Line Manager
- Pastry Chef
- Meat Processing Production Supervisor (Abattoirs)
- Meat Processing Team Leader
- Quality Assurance Officer
- Supervising/Export Meat Inspector
- Pharmaceutical Production Supervisor
- Cheese Maker
VET qualifications
Continue your studies with one of the following:
- FBP40321 Certificate IV in Food Processing
- FBP40421 Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology
- FBP40621 Certificate IV in Artisan Fermented Products
- FBP40522 Certificate IV in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- AMP40222 Certificate IV in Meat Processing
- AMP40522 Certificate IV in Meat Safety Inspection
University pathway careers
- Food technologist
- Production Manager
- Food testing manager
- Quality Manager
- Food safety systems manager
- Environmental Manager (food processing)
- Food Scientist
- Flavour Creations Manager – Food Technologist
University degrees
- Food and Nutrition Science
- Biopharmaceutical Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Viticulture and Oenology
- Science
- Wine Business
Study VET while you complete the SACE
Qualifications you could earn
Start your career at school through on-the-job training in one of:
- AMP20316 Certificate II in Meat Processing (Abattoirs)
- AMP30216 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Food Services)
- AMP30322 Certificate III in Meat Safety Inspection
- AMP30421 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Rendering)
- AMP30516 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Slaughtering)
- AMP30622 Certificate III in Meat Processing
- AMP30815 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher)
- AMP31016 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Smallgoods – Manufacture)
- FBP20122 Certificate II in Food Processing
- FBP30121 Certificate III in Food Processing
- FBP30321 Certificate III in Cake and Pastry
- FBP30421 Certificate III in Bread Baking
- FBP30521 Certificate III in Baking
- FBP31121 Certificate III in High Volume Baking
- FBP20521 Certificate II in Wine Industry Operations
- FBP30921 Certificate III in Wine industry Operations
- MSL30122 Certificate III in Laboratory Skills
Qualifications you could earn
Start VET study at school through off-the-job training in:
- FBP20122 Certificate II in Food Processing
- Advanced Desserts
- Advanced Pastry and Biscuit making
Industry requirements
Industry specific requirements, including:
Q fever vaccinations when dealing with or be exposed to live animals (On site farms, lairage working or slaughtering)
Plus
Customised SACE subjects
Pastoral care – mentoring and monitoring