How do they match: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Process Cheese Cooker
  • Process Technician
  • Processing Operator
  • Processor
  • Fish Fryer
  • Doughnut Processor
  • Food Production Worker
  • Instant Potato Processor
  • Manufacturing Processor
  • Production Worker
  • Thermo Processor

  • Notify or signal other workers to operate equipment or when processing is complete.
  • Operate auxiliary machines and equipment, such as grinders, canners, and molding presses, to prepare or further process products.
  • Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.
  • Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results.
  • Tend or operate and control equipment, such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, and boilers, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing.
  • 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.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.
  • Sterilize food cooking or processing equipment.