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

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Read work orders to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted.
2. 02Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
3. 03Start conveyors to move roasted grain to cooling pans and agitate grain with rakes as blowers force air through perforated bottoms of pans.
4. 04Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.
5. 05Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
6. 06Install equipment, such as spray units, cutting blades, or screens, using hand tools.
7. 07Smooth out products in bins, pans, trays, or conveyors, using rakes or shovels.
8. 08Take product samples during or after processing for laboratory analyses.
9. 09Test products for moisture content, using moisture meters.
10. 10Clear or dislodge blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using poles, brushes, or mallets.
11. 11Clean equipment with steam, hot water, and hoses.
12. 12Open valves, gates, or chutes or use shovels to load or remove products from ovens or other equipment.

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