Cigar inspector jobs in Finland
Cigar inspectors test, sort, sample and weigh cigars in order to find defects and deviations away from the product's specifications.
Cigar inspector – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 19.44 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 15.27 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.86 €/h |
| Employees | 498 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 18.81 €/h | 193 |
| Men | 20.07 €/h | 305 |
Cigar inspector - Which skills are essential?
The different stages and developments of tobacco cultivation, cultural particularities and trading through time.
Characteristics and properties of a tobacco leaf to grade and consider it of high, medium, or low quality product taking into account colour variations, tears, tar spots, tight grain, and size of the leaf.
Technique to smoke a cigar in order to test suitability in all aspects. This consists of: grabbing the cigar, lightening it, moisturising its end before lighting it up and labeling it.
Control the levels of nicotine present in the leaves of tobacco to maintain required levels of nicotine in each cigar and comply with relevant regulations, if any.
Processes which aim at eliminating the moisture of tobacco leaves and grant scent in order to prepare them for consumption.
Evaluate the quality of a given type of food or beverage based on its appearance, smell, taste, aroma, and others. Suggest possible improvements and comparisons with other products.
Identify differences between colours, such as shades of colour.
Manage reception of raw materials. Receive raw materials from the suppliers. Check for quality and accuracy and move into the warehouse. Make sure that raw materials are adequately stored until they are required by the production department.
Assess colour curing of tobacco leaves to determine the stage of curing and aging of the leaf.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Check products for quality on the production line and remove defective items before and after packaging.
Weigh and determine the quantity of leaves to be rolled in cigars according to specifications.
The processes, materials, and techniques to manufacture different types of smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, tobacco gum and snus.
The processes, materials, and techniques to manufacture different types of smoked tobacco products such as cigars, fine cut tobacco, pipe tobacco, and cigarettes.
Types of tobacco cultivars and varieties and their characteristics. Connection of attributes with cigar or cigarettes product requirements.
Regularly attend educational workshops, read professional publications, actively participate in professional societies.
The processes, materials, and techniques to manufacture by products using tobacco leaves as a base such as tobacco paste for the skin and insecticides.
Grade tobacco leaves to reflect their quality and suitability for different tobacco products.
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Assure quality of tobacco leaves by examining leaves for colour variations, tears, tar spots, tight grain, and size under specifications. Place leaves not suitable for wrapper in separate pile. Fold wrapper leaves into bundles for stripping.
Cigar inspector - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.
The varieties of products that can be manufactured using tobacco leaves as a base. The types of tobacco products which are smoked tobacco products, smokeless tobacco products, and byproducts of tobacco leaves.
Demonstrate degrees of maturity by fully understanding one's own qualities and abilities which can serve as sources of confidence in different situations.
Communicate in foreign languages to facilitate international trade operations such as the importation of food and beverages.
Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.
Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.
Adapt service approach when circumstances change.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.