description
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
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details
Currently Employed:
Not Available
Projected Annual Job Openings:
Not Available
Typical Hourly Wage:
$16.96 - $17.77
Typical Annual Salary:
$35,280 - $36,960
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
1 to 12 months on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
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Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
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Test food product samples for moisture content, acidity level, specific gravity, or butter-fat content, and continue processing until desired levels are reached.
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Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
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Inspect vats after cleaning to ensure that fermentable residue has been removed.
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Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
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Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
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Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
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Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.
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Fill processing or cooking containers, such as kettles, rotating cookers, pressure cookers, or vats, with ingredients, by opening valves, by starting pumps or injectors, or by hand.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Cheese making machine
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Commercial use dough machines
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Commercial use mixers
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Commercial use ranges
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Metering or injection or proportioning pumps
Technology:
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Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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Inventory management software
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Office suite software
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