Product graders and testers (excluding foods and beverages)

Product graders and testers (except foods and beverages) inspect , test, sort, sample, and weigh raw materials, manufactured components and non-comestible goods produced or sold, to ensure compliance with quality standards and to identify defects, wear, and deviations from specifications, and to grade and classify them according to their quality.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

Check your pay

  • The majority of Product graders and testers (excluding foods and beverages) earn a salary between €965 and €1,730 per month in 2024.
  • A monthly wage for entry-level Product graders and testers (excluding foods and beverages) ranges from €965 to €1,508.
  • After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between €1,037 and €1,636 per month.

Job Responsibilities

  • Inspecting and testing products, parts and materials for conformity with specifications and standards
  • Grading and classifying natural textile fibres for spinning and winding
  • Discarding or rejecting products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications
  • Analyzing and interpreting blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures
  • Notifying supervisors and other personnel of production problems, and assisting in identifying and correcting these problems
  • Recording inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded
  • Marking items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status
  • Measuring dimensions of products using instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers
  • Analyzing test data and making computations as necessary to determine test results
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