How do they match: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Thermo Processor
  • Thermoscrew Operator
  • Popcorn Candy Maker

  • Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.
  • Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.
  • Listen for malfunction alarms, and shut down equipment and notify supervisors when necessary.
  • Measure or weigh ingredients, using scales or measuring containers.
  • Operate auxiliary machines and equipment, such as grinders, canners, and molding presses, to prepare or further process products.
  • Pour, dump, or load prescribed quantities of ingredients or products into cooking equipment, manually or using a hoist.

  • Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.