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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

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This source lists 18 tasks, including 6 marked Core and 12 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2017.

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Core · Task 8544 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.

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Core · Task 8543 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.

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Core · Task 8545 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.

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Core · Task 8547 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.

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Core · Task 8546 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.

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Core · Task 8548 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.

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Supplemental · Task 8553 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Measure or weigh specified amounts of ingredients or materials, and load them into tanks, vats, hoppers, or other equipment.

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Supplemental · Task 8542 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.

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Supplemental · Task 8550 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.

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Supplemental · Task 8557 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Inspect and flush lines with solutions or steam, and spray equipment with sterilizing solutions.

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Supplemental · Task 8554 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Load and position wrapping paper, sticks, bags, or cartons into dispensing machines.

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Supplemental · Task 8559 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.

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Supplemental · Task 8552 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Start agitators to blend contents, or start beater, scraper, and expeller blades to mix contents with air and prevent sticking.

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Supplemental · Task 8555 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Insert forming fixtures, and start machines that cut frozen products into measured portions or specified shapes.

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Supplemental · Task 8556 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Place or position containers into equipment, and remove containers after completion of cooling or freezing processes.

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Supplemental · Task 8549 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.

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Supplemental · Task 8560 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Activate mechanical rakes to regulate flow of ice from storage bins to vats.

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Supplemental · Task 8551 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Stir material with spoons or paddles to mix ingredients or allow even cooling and prevent coagulation.

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