How do they match: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Food Production Worker
  • Production Worker

  • Notify or signal other workers to operate equipment or when processing is complete.
  • Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.
  • Set temperature, pressure, and time controls, and start conveyers, machines, or pumps.
  • Turn valves or start pumps to add ingredients or drain products from equipment and to transfer products for storage, cooling, or further processing.

  • Clean work areas.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Operate pumping systems or equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.