How do they match: Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

  • Refrigerating Machine Operator
  • Refrigeration Engine Operator
  • Refrigeration Mechanic
  • Refrigeration Operator
  • Refrigeration Person
  • Refrigeration Supervisor
  • Refrigeration Technician
  • Ammonia Refrigeration Worker
  • Certified Refrigeration Operator

  • Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

  • Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.
  • Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
  • Start agitators to blend contents, or start beater, scraper, and expeller blades to mix contents with air and prevent sticking.
  • Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
  • Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.

  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.