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Food Batchmakers - 51-3092.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Batching Operator
  • Blender
  • Brewing Technician
  • Compounder
  • Dosier Operator
  • Dough Scaler
  • Mix Technician
  • Mixer
  • Mixer Operator
  • Syrup Maker

SOC Occupation Groups

51-0000 Production Occupations
51-3000 Food Processing Workers
51-3090 Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers
51-3092.00 Food Batchmakers

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
  • Cool food product batches on slabs or in water-cooled kettles.
  • Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients.
  • Examine, feel, and taste product samples during production to evaluate quality, color, texture, flavor, and bouquet, and document the results.
  • Fill processing or cooking containers, such as kettles, rotating cookers, pressure cookers, or vats, with ingredients, by opening valves, by starting pumps or injectors, or by hand.
  • Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
  • Formulate or modify recipes for specific kinds of food products.
  • Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
  • Grade food products according to government regulations or according to type, color, bouquet, and moisture content.
  • Homogenize or pasteurize material to prevent separation or to obtain prescribed butterfat content, using a homogenizing device.
  • Inspect and pack the final product.
  • Inspect vats after cleaning to ensure that fermentable residue has been removed.
  • Manipulate products, by hand or using machines, to separate, spread, knead, spin, cast, cut, pull, or roll products.
  • Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
  • Modify cooking and forming operations based on the results of sampling processes, adjusting time cycles and ingredients to achieve desired qualities, such as firmness or texture.
  • Observe and listen to equipment to detect possible malfunctions, such as leaks or plugging, and report malfunctions or undesirable tastes to supervisors.
  • Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.
  • Operate refining machines to reduce the particle size of cooked batches.
  • Place products on carts or conveyors to transfer them to the next stage of processing.
  • Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.
  • Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
  • Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.
  • Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
  • Test food product samples for moisture content, acidity level, specific gravity, or butter-fat content, and continue processing until desired levels are reached.
  • Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Determine food production methods.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Evaluate quality of food ingredients or prepared foods.
  • Inspect food products.
  • Inspect production equipment.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
  • Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
  • Operate cooking, baking, or other food preparation equipment.
  • Operate mixing equipment.
  • Operate pumping systems or equipment.
  • Package products for storage or shipment.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Select production input materials.
  • Shape clay or dough to create products.
  • Sterilize food cooking or processing equipment.
  • Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Culinary Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
  • Culinary Specialist (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Culinary Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Culinary Specialist (Submarine) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Food Service Specialist (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Leading Culinary Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Services (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Services Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Submarine Culinary Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Submarine Leading Culinary Specialist (Navy - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Cheesemaker

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Almond-Paste Mixer
  • Candy Maker
  • Cheesemaker
  • Compounder, Flavorings
  • Honey Grader-and-Blender