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Career: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Job Description
Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses. |
94
|
Set temperature, pressure, and time controls, and start conveyers, machines, or pumps. |
94
|
Tend or operate and control equipment such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, and boilers, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing. |
93
|
Listen for malfunction alarms, and shut down equipment and notify supervisors when necessary. |
92
|
Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results. |
92
|
Measure or weigh ingredients, using scales or measuring containers. |
91
|
Notify or signal other workers to operate equipment or when processing is complete. |
90
|
Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications. |
89
|
Observe gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjust controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients. |
77
|
Remove cooked material or products from equipment. |
73
|
Admit required amounts of water, steam, cooking oils, or compressed air into equipment, such as by opening water valves to cool mixtures to the desired consistency. |
70
|
Turn valves or start pumps to add ingredients or drain products from equipment and to transfer products for storage, cooling, or further processing. |
69
|
Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity. |
63
|
Pour, dump, or load prescribed quantities of ingredients or products into cooking equipment, manually or using a hoist. |
56
|
Activate agitators and paddles to mix or stir ingredients, stopping machines when ingredients are thoroughly mixed. |
51
|
Place products on conveyors or carts, and monitor product flow. |
44
|
Operate auxiliary machines and equipment, such as grinders, canners, and molding presses, to prepare or further process products. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
66
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
63
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
58
|
Getting Information
|
58
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
53
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
51
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
51
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
51
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
50
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
48
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
47
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
45
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
45
|
Processing Information
|
43
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
41
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
40
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
39
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
39
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
37
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
36
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
36
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
36
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
35
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
35
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
35
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
34
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
33
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
33
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
33
|
Thinking Creatively
|
30
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
28
|
Interacting With Computers
|
25
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
23
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
22
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
21
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
18
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
18
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
16
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
15
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|