Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Inspect food products.
• Evaluate quality of food ingredients or prepared foods.
• Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
• Operate pumping systems or equipment.

• Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
• Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
• Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
• Record operational or production data.
• Weigh finished products.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Clear equipment jams.
• Operate cooking, baking, or other food preparation equipment.
• Signal others to coordinate work activities.
• Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Sterilize food cooking or processing equipment.
• Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
• Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
• Load materials into production equipment.

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