The juice tank scale anchors the work — at a juice processing plant or beverage producer, the juice scaleman captures the weights of incoming bulk juice, tank-to-tank transfers, and outgoing shipments.
The juice-tank scale and the production-room records are the working tools — tank trucks arriving with bulk juice or concentrate, weights captured before and after transfers, the records feeding production accounting and supplier-grower settlement. You're often between the receiving area and the production floor. Tank weights captured accurately and transfer records matching anchor the visible measures.
Where it gets demanding is the timing-and-cleanliness discipline of food-grade transfers — juice is a food product, transfers happen on schedule, and the scaleman maintains documentation through fast-paced operations. Variance across employers is real: at major beverage producers juice scalemen work within structured food-safety programs; at smaller processors and cooperatives the role combines scale work with broader plant operations.
It fits people who are detail-precise, comfortable in food-production environments, and methodical about transfer documentation. The trade-off is the food-plant environment and shift schedules. Food-industry credentials anchor advancement.
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View all Admin & Office roles →The juice tank scale anchors the work — at a juice processing plant or beverage producer, the juice scaleman captures the weights of incoming bulk juice, tank-to-tank transfers, and outgoing shipments.
Median pay for a Juice Scaleman is about $46K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $35K to $60K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring, and Social Perceptiveness.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 4.8% through 2034, with roughly 49,720 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Inventory Control Specialist, Senior Inventory Control Specialist, and Inventory Specialist.
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