Miller (Grain)

Useful school subjects:

Chemistry
Biology
Food and Nutrition

Kaihurihuri Pata

Terry checking a flour sample

Terry Schischka checking a flour sample

Grain millers control and operate machinery to mix, mill and treat grains and by-products to produce flour or stock feed.

He whakamārama

Mahi ai ki te whakahaere me te whakamahi mihini ki te kinaki, ki te huirhuri pata me ona hua kia puta hei paraoa, hei kai ranei ma nga kararehe.

Entry Requirements

To become a grain miller you need to have Sixth Form Certificate or NCEA equivalent in maths, English and science.

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Terry Schischka

When Terry Schischka left school at 15, he wasn’t sure what he was going to do until a friend told him about a job at a flour mill.

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Pay

Salaries vary, but grain millers usually earn between $25,000 and $45,000 per year, depending on location and experience.
 

 

Job Outlook

Closure of smaller mills

The flour and milling industry was deregulated in 1997, leading to competition from imports for a largely static market.
 

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Posted: Mon, 23 Nov 2009
 

 


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