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9464 – Tobacco Processing Machine Operators

Tobacco processing machine operators operate machines to prepare and treat raw tobacco leaves or to produce and package tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars. They are employed in leaf tobacco processing and tobacco products plants.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Blender - tobacco processing
  • Booker - tobacco processing
  • Bulk blender - tobacco processing
  • Bulker blender - tobacco processing
  • Buncher, cigar
  • Cascade blender - tobacco processing
  • Casing machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Casing machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Casing mixer - tobacco processing
  • Cigar bunch maker
  • Cigar buncher
  • Cigar dryer
  • Cigar filler, mixer and shredder
  • Cigar maker
  • Cigar maker, hand
  • Cigar maker, machine
  • Cigar moulder, hand
  • Cigar patcher
  • Cigar roller, hand
  • Cigarette filter machine tender
  • Cigarette machine tender
  • Cigarette maker
  • Cigarette maker operator
  • Cigarette roller
  • Cigarette stamper
  • Cigarette tipper
  • Cleaning and classifying operator - tobacco processing
  • Conveyor tender - tobacco processing
  • Cooler tender - tobacco processing
  • Cork tipper, cigarettes
  • Crusher operator - tobacco processing
  • Cutter, tobacco leaf
  • Dryer and cooler operator - tobacco processing
  • Dryer tender - tobacco processing
  • Drying machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Fermenter - tobacco processing
  • Filter cigarette machine tender
  • Filter rod machine operator - tobacco products
  • Flavour maker - tobacco processing
  • Flavourer - tobacco processing
  • Flavouring mixer - tobacco processing
  • Granulating machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Granulator - tobacco processing
  • Grinder, tobacco leaf
  • High-speed machine operator - tobacco products
  • High-speed packer operator - tobacco products
  • Lump maker - tobacco processing
  • Lump roller - tobacco processing
  • Machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Machine plug moulder - tobacco processing
  • Machine stripper - tobacco processing
  • Mixer - tobacco processing
  • Module tender - tobacco processing
  • Operator, dryer and cooler - tobacco processing
  • Packer operator - tobacco products
  • Plug maker - tobacco processing
  • Plug moulder, machine - tobacco processing
  • Plug-cutting machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Press operator - tobacco processing
  • Redryer tender - tobacco processing
  • Redrying machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Shredder operator - tobacco processing
  • Snuff can inspector
  • Snuff dryer - tobacco processing
  • Snuff grinder - tobacco processing
  • Snuff-blending machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Steamer - tobacco processing
  • Stem cutter - tobacco processing
  • Stem roller - tobacco processing
  • Stem-flattening machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Stem-flattening machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Stemming machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Strip-cutting and blending operator - tobacco processing
  • Strip-cutting machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Stripping machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Stripping machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Tipping machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco blender
  • Tobacco blending line attendant
  • Tobacco casing fluid blender
  • Tobacco casing fluid cooker - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco conditioner tender
  • Tobacco cutter - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco dryer - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco flavourer
  • Tobacco leaf blender
  • Tobacco leaf cutter
  • Tobacco leaf grinder
  • Tobacco leaf twister
  • Tobacco packaging machine tender
  • Tobacco roller
  • Tobacco shredder
  • Tobacco stripper - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco-blending machine operator
  • Tobacco-cutting machine tender
  • Tobacco-dressing machine operator - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco-processing machine operator
  • Turret machine tender - tobacco processing
  • Twister, tobacco leaves
  • Cigar maker
  • Cigarette machine tender
  • Cleaning and classifying operator - tobacco processing
  • Conveyor tender - tobacco processing
  • Dryer tender - tobacco processing
  • Module tender - tobacco processing
  • Tobacco blender
  • Tobacco packaging machine tender

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Tobacco processing machine operators perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Operate machines that blend, flavour, condition, dry, flatten, strip or cut raw tobacco leaves
    • Tend cigarette, cigar and other tobacco processing machines, and monitor product quality
    • Clear blockages and adjust machines as required
    • Clean machines and immediate work areas.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school may be required.
  • Experience as a labourer in the tobacco processing industry may be required.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory positions in the tobacco processing industry is possible with experience.

Exclusions

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
9 – Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
Skill level
C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
Major group
94 – Processing and Manufacturing Machine Operators and Assemblers
Minor group
946 – Machine Operators and Related Workers in Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing
Version
NOC 2006 Version 1.0