Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders
Also called: Coffee Roaster, Roaster, Roaster Operator, Machine Operator
What they do:
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
On the job, you would:
- Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing, in order to ensure conformance to standards.
- Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples, and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, in order to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
- Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Engineering and Technology
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Hand and Finger Use
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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