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Career: Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Job Description
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail. |
91
|
Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing, in order to ensure conformance to standards. |
91
|
Set temperature and time controls; light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters; and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps. |
91
|
Fill or remove product from trays, carts, hoppers, or equipment, using scoops, peels, or shovels, or by hand. |
90
|
Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples, and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, in order to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages. |
89
|
Read work orders in order to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted. |
82
|
Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing. |
79
|
Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products. |
77
|
Open valves, gates, or chutes, or use shovels in order to load or remove products from ovens or other equipment. |
71
|
Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors. |
68
|
Take product samples during and/or after processing for laboratory analyses. |
63
|
Install equipment, such as spray units, cutting blades, or screens, using hand tools. |
62
|
Push racks or carts in order to transfer products to storage, cooling stations, or the next stage of processing. |
62
|
Signal coworkers in order to synchronize flow of materials. |
58
|
Clear or dislodge blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using poles, brushes, or mallets. |
52
|
Test products for moisture content, using moisture meters. |
46
|
Clean equipment with steam, hot water, and hoses. |
46
|
Smooth out products in bins, pans, trays, or conveyors, using rakes or shovels. |
36
|
Start conveyors to move roasted grain to cooling pans and agitate grain with rakes as blowers force air through perforated bottoms of pans. |
32
|
Dump sugar dust from collectors into melting tanks and add water, in order to reclaim sugar lost during processing. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
59
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
57
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
51
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
48
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
46
|
Getting Information
|
44
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
43
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
41
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
40
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
39
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
36
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
35
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
34
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
34
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
34
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
30
|
Thinking Creatively
|
29
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
28
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
28
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
27
|
Processing Information
|
27
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
25
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
25
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
24
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
22
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
22
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
21
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
18
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
17
|
Interacting With Computers
|
17
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
16
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
15
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
12
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
12
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
10
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
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