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Job Description

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

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-3092.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,130.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 148,540 people on this job

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Tasks for “Food Batchmakers”

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

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