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SINGAPORE – Some 5,400 food service and food manufacturing jobs have been offered under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package since April, with approximately two out of five of these being for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMET ).
Approximately 2,070 jobs are for PMETs, in roles such as food technologists, chefs, food and beverage service managers, and business development managers.
The remaining 3,350 jobs are for non-PMET roles, including general supervisors and foremen for food processing, bakers, pastry chefs and pastry chefs, and store and trade salespeople.
Job wages are varied, depending on the nature of the job and skill requirements.
For example, for PMETs, manufacturing managers earn between $ 2,500 at the 25th percentile and $ 6,050 at the 75th percentile, with a median salary of $ 2,850.
In non-PMET positions, bartenders and baristas earn between $ 1,550 at the 25th percentile and $ 2,600 at the 75th percentile, with a median salary of $ 2,150.
In addition to industry jobs, around 540 company-hosted internships and attachments are also available, of which 440 for PMET roles and 100 for non-PMET roles.
Of the 740 available training opportunities, 420 are for PMET roles, while 320 are for non-PMET roles.
Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo, in her weekly work situation report on Monday (September 21), said that between April and July of this year, more than 1,800 people found jobs or assumed training functions in the food sector at through the Workforce Singapore (WSG) programs.
Nearly 80 of them were mid-career people who entered the industry through career conversion programs.
For the food manufacturing subsector, many of them came from the financial and insurance sector and other subsectors of food manufacturing and wholesale trade, while those that were converted to the food services subsector came mainly from accommodation and food services . transportation and storage, and administrative and support service activities.
Some transferable skills that would enhance a job applicant’s career prospects in the food manufacturing sector include innovation management, operations management, and workplace safety and health, MOM said.
In foodservice, these skills would include customer service, food product marketing, and digital skills.
Job seekers with little or no previous experience in the food sector can take internships and adjuncts at the company, or training courses under the SGUnited Skills Program, the ministry added.
Since April, nearly 80 job seekers have entered company-organized internships and signed up for training under the SGUnited Skills program.
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