Sector
Food Industry
Keyword

Salt Reclamation Worker

Salt Pan Worker

Agaria

Kharwa

Minimum No entry barrier

Not required

The tasks a Salt Reclamation Workers is expected to perform include:

Performing variety of manual tasks in production of salt

Digging and levelling ground

Raising bund around marked area to form beds of desired sizes

Repairing bunds, ridges, crystallizers, platforms, sifting ground, storage ground, etc.

Regulating and controlling brine-feed into crystallizers

Ensuring formation of proper size of crystals by solar evaporation

Removing rock and other refuse from beds

Filling bed with sea water

Plugging breaches or holes in bund to prevent leakage of water

Raking surface of salt-layers and scrapes and collecting salt at ridges when ready

Lifting salt to drying and sifting ground and thence to storage grounds

Building heaps of uniform size of specified dimensions and shape and covering them with grass leaves, etc. from protection against dust, rain, etc.

Bagging salt or transporting salt bags to warehouse

Skilled in digging and levelling the bunds

Skilled in collecting precipitated salt from rivers

Knowledge of brine solution and removing scum off it along riverbeds

Skilled in preparing the sea beds in order to achieve the easiest and best way to get salt

Knowledge of procuring salt from beds and sending it for processing

Skilled in raking and collecting salt by hand using wooden planks and other tools

Ability to manage the process of bagging and shipping of salt after manufacturing

Not applicable

Hardworking

Patient

Focused

Vigorous

Reliable

It is not a desk job

Need not handle a team

Local travelling is not a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available

Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Companies usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company

Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?
This job is suitable for candidates with One Leg (OL), Both eyes with Low Vision (BLV) and those who have their Hearing Impaired (HH)

This job is not considered hazardous or dangerous

One may develop occupational hazards such as stress on eyes, mental and physical strain, joint pains, back pain, etc. if not taken care of

For freshers - INR 7,000 to INR 10,000 per month

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Market Trend of Food Industry in India

The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution in world food trade every year. In India, the food sector has emerged as a high-profit sector on the back of the scope it offers for value addition, particularly with the food processing industry getting recognized as a high-priority area. The Indian food and grocery market is the world?s sixth largest, with retail contributing 70% of the sales. It is projected to grow at the rate of 104%, touching US$ 482 billion by 2020. The Indian food processing industry accounts for 32% of the country?s total food market, 14% of manufacturing GDP, 13% of India?s exports and 6% of total industrial investment. Indian food service industry is expected to reach US$ 78 billion by 2018.

The role of the Indian Government has been instrumental in the growth and development of the industry. The government through the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is making all efforts to encourage investments in the sector. It has approved proposals for joint ventures (JV), foreign collaboration, industrial licences and 100% export oriented units. This support from the government has and will generate many more employment opportunities for workers like Salt Reclamation Workers.

Salt manufacturing companies

Cities and towns across India