description
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
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details
Currently Employed:
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Projected Annual Job Openings:
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Typical Hourly Wage:
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
No formal educational credential
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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Take product samples during or after processing for laboratory analyses.
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Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
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Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
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Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
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Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
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Test products for moisture content, using moisture meters.
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Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
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Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.
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Clear or dislodge blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using poles, brushes, or mallets.
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Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Cooking machinery
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Food drying equipment
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Furnaces
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Heat exchangers
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Roasting machinery
Technology:
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Electronic mail software
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Spreadsheet software
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