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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

SOC 51-3091.00

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

3.6

Monitoring

3.5

Reading Comprehension

3.1

Active Listening

3.1

Critical Thinking

3.1

Operation and Control

3.1

Quality Control Analysis

3.1

Speaking

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Production and Processing

3.6

English Language

3.3

Public Safety and Security

3.0

Food Production

3.0

Mathematics

2.3

Education and Training

2.3

Mechanical

2.2

Customer and Personal Service

2.1

Key Tasks

1Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.

2Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.

3Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.

4Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.

5Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.

Also Known As

Automatic Oven Operator Bakery Worker Baking Assistant Bean Roaster Belt Conveyor Drier Bone Char Kiln Operator Bun Panner Buttermilk Drier Operator Chocolate Temperer Cocoa Bean Roaster