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Career: Food Batchmakers
Job Description
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes. |
96
|
Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients. |
95
|
Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality. |
93
|
Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales. |
90
|
Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color. |
85
|
Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps. |
83
|
Observe and listen to equipment to detect possible malfunctions, such as leaks or plugging, and report malfunctions or undesirable tastes to supervisors. |
76
|
Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients. |
74
|
Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle. |
72
|
Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process. |
71
|
Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas. |
70
|
Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature. |
70
|
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. |
64
|
Inspect vats after cleaning to ensure that fermentable residue has been removed. |
58
|
Examine, feel, and taste product samples during production to evaluate quality, color, texture, flavor, and bouquet, and document the results. |
55
|
Modify cooking and forming operations based on the results of sampling processes, adjusting time cycles and ingredients to achieve desired qualities, such as firmness or texture. |
52
|
Test food product samples for moisture content, acidity level, specific gravity, or butter-fat content, and continue processing until desired levels are reached. |
49
|
Manipulate products, by hand or using machines, to separate, spread, knead, spin, cast, cut, pull, or roll products. |
43
|
Operate refining machines to reduce the particle size of cooked batches. |
41
|
Place products on carts or conveyors to transfer them to the next stage of processing. |
35
|
Formulate or modify recipes for specific kinds of food products. |
35
|
Inspect and pack the final product. |
29
|
Grade food products according to government regulations or according to type, color, bouquet, and moisture content. |
24
|
Cool food product batches on slabs or in water-cooled kettles. |
18
|
Homogenize or pasteurize material to prevent separation or to obtain prescribed butterfat content, using a homogenizing device. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
57
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
57
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
57
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
56
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
53
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
44
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
41
|
Processing Information
|
39
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Getting Information
|
38
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
38
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
34
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
33
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
31
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
31
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
30
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
29
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
25
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
24
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
24
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
24
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
24
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
22
|
Thinking Creatively
|
21
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
20
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
20
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
20
|
Interacting With Computers
|
19
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
18
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
16
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
16
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
12
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
9
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
8
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
7
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
4
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
4
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|