How do they match: Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Line Operator
  • Production Roaster
  • Bakery Worker
  • Curing Room Worker
  • Food Production Worker
  • Oven Worker
  • Smokehouse Worker

  • Fill or remove product from trays, carts, hoppers, or equipment, using scoops, peels, or shovels, or by hand.
  • Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
  • Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
  • Open valves, gates, or chutes or use shovels to load or remove products from ovens or other equipment.
  • Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
  • Push racks or carts to transfer products to storage, cooling stations, or the next stage of processing.
  • Read work orders to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted.
  • Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
  • Smooth out products in bins, pans, trays, or conveyors, using rakes or shovels.
  • Take product samples during or after processing for laboratory analyses.
  • Test products for moisture content, using moisture meters.
  • Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Inspect food products.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.
  • Weigh finished products.