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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

45-2041.00	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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51-9012.00	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9021.00	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9023.00	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9041.00	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9192.00	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
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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.