Food Batchmakers

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

1. 01Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
2. 02Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
3. 03Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients.
4. 04Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.
5. 05Place products on carts or conveyors to transfer them to the next stage of processing.
6. 06Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.
7. 07Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
8. 08Inspect and pack the final product.
9. 09Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.
10. 10Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality.
11. 11Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
12. 12Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.

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