Honey extractor jobs in Finland
Honey extractors operate machines to extract liquid honey from honeycombs. They place decapped honeycombs in honey-extracting machine baskets to empty honeycombs.
Honey extractor – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 16.88 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 12.74 €/h |
| Top tenth | 23.48 €/h |
| Employees | 14,875 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16.31 €/h | 6,974 |
| Men | 17.42 €/h | 7,901 |
Honey extractor - Which skills are essential?
Operate a machine such as radial or tangential extractors that extracts honey from combs.
Varieties of honey based on how they are processed. Some examples: comb honey, strained honey, chunk honey, extracted honey, pressed honey, crystallised or granulated honey, and creamed honey.
Remove the wax on honeycombs, which covers and fills in cells before centrifugation.
Components of honey such as fructose, water, glucose and other type of sugars and their interactions in the production/extraction of honey products.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Differentiate types of honey depending on the origin, such as honeydew honey, blossom honey, monofloral honey, and polyfloral honey.
Apparent force that draws a rotating body away from the centre of rotation. Application to machines that use centrifugal forces.
Conducting document control during different stages of production to monitor production steps and quality.
Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
Handle honeycombs carefully. Place combs into machine. Remove them when empty and place them in vacant supers. Care for the integrity of the honeycomb, and extract as much honey as possible.
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).
Mechanical devices used in the extraction of honey from honeycombs without destroying the comb.
Clean honey from pollen if the requirement is having a clear honey liquid. Identify honey impurities, such as wax, body parts of bees, or dust.
Honey extractor - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Adjust working condition as speed and time of centrifuges according to the requirements of the product in process. Operate centrifuges.
Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.
Perform cleaning duties such as waste removal, vacuuming, emptying bins, and general cleaning of the working area. Cleaning activities should follow health and safety regulations if required.
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.
Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.
Operating and monitoring centrifugal separators.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.