Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders - 51-9193.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Barrel Filler
  • Batch Freezer
  • Brewery Cellar Worker
  • Chiller Operator
  • Chiller Tender
  • Chilling-Hood Operator
  • Cooler Tender
  • Cooling-Machine Operator
  • Cooling-Pan Tender
  • Crystallizer Operator
  • Crystallizer Operator
  • Freezer Operator
  • Freezer Tunnel Operator
  • Freezing-Machine Operator
  • Ice Maker
  • Novelty Maker I
  • Novelty Maker II
  • Paradichlorobenzene Tender
  • Spreading-Machine Operator
  • Votator-Machine Operator

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

51-9111.00 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
51-9121.00 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9122.00 Painters, Transportation Equipment
51-9123.00 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
51-9131.00 Photographic Process Workers
51-9132.00 Photographic Processing Machine Operators
51-9141.00 Semiconductor Processors
51-9191.00 Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders
51-9192.00 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9193.00 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9194.00 Etchers and Engravers
51-9195.00 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
51-9195.03 Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
51-9195.04 Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
51-9195.05 Potters, Manufacturing
51-9195.07 Molding and Casting Workers
51-9196.00 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9197.00 Tire Builders
51-9198.00 Helpers--Production Workers
51-9199.99 Production Workers, All Other

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Activate mechanical rakes in order to regulate flow of ice from storage bins to vats.
  • Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake in order to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.
  • Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.
  • Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
  • Insert forming fixtures, and start machines that cut frozen products into measured portions or specified shapes.
  • Inspect and flush lines with solutions or steam, and spray equipment with sterilizing solutions.
  • Load and position wrapping paper, sticks, bags, or cartons into dispensing machines.
  • Measure or weigh specified amounts of ingredients or materials, and load them into tanks, vats, hoppers, or other equipment.
  • 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.
  • Place or position containers into equipment, and remove containers after completion of cooling or freezing processes.
  • Position molds on conveyors, and measure and adjust level of fill, using depth gauges.
  • Read dials and gauges on panel control boards in order to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves in order to obtain specified mixtures.
  • Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, and/or test results on report forms.
  • Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.
  • Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment in order to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.
  • Start agitators to blend contents, or start beater, scraper, and expeller blades to mix contents with air and prevent sticking.
  • Start machinery such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves in order to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
  • Stir material with spoons or paddles in order to mix ingredients or allow even cooling and prevent coagulation.
  • Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads in order to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adjust production equipment/machinery setup
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
  • load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
  • maintain consistent production quality
  • maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
  • maintain production or work records
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
  • monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
  • operate chemical processing equipment
  • operate food processing production equipment/machinery
  • test manufactured products or materials
  • use hand or power tools
  • use precision measuring tools or equipment