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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment. | Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing, in order to ensure conformance to standards. | |||
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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. | ||||
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Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products. | ||||
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Set temperature and time controls; light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters; and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps. | ||||
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Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail. | ||||
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Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing. | ||||
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Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors. | ||||
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Read work orders in order to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted. | ||||
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Take product samples during and/or after processing for laboratory analyses. | ||||
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Fill or remove product from trays, carts, hoppers, or equipment, using scoops, peels, or shovels, or by hand. | ||||
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Open valves, gates, or chutes, or use shovels in order to load or remove products from ovens or other equipment. | ||||
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Clean equipment with steam, hot water, and hoses. | ||||
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Clear or dislodge blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using poles, brushes, or mallets. | ||||
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Push racks or carts in order to transfer products to storage, cooling stations, or the next stage of processing. | ||||
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Start conveyors to move roasted grain to cooling pans and agitate grain with rakes as blowers force air through perforated bottoms of pans. | ||||
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Smooth out products in bins, pans, trays, or conveyors, using rakes or shovels. | ||||
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Install equipment, such as spray units, cutting blades, or screens, using hand tools. | ||||
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Test products for moisture content, using moisture meters. | ||||
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Signal coworkers in order to synchronize flow of materials. | ||||
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Dump sugar dust from collectors into melting tanks and add water, in order to reclaim sugar lost during processing. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Food and Tobacco Workers, Precision All Others NEC Combined
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Food Production | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Less than a High School Diploma | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Automatic Oven Operator | |||
Bakery Utility Person | |||
Bakery Worker | |||
Bean Roaster | |||
Belt Conveyor Drier | |||
Bone Char Kiln Operator | |||
Bun Panner | |||
Buttermilk Drier Operator | |||
Chocolate Temperer | |||
Cocoa Bean Roaster | |||
Cocoa Roaster | |||
Coffee Roaster | |||
Continuous Process Coffee Roaster | |||
Corn Popper | |||
Curing Bin Operator | |||
Curing Room Worker | |||
Dehydrator Operator | |||
Dehydrator Tender | |||
Drier | |||
Drier Attendant | |||
Drier Operator | |||
Drier Tender | |||
Drum Drier | |||
Drum Drier Operator | |||
Dryer Operator | |||
Drying Machine Operator | |||
Enrober | |||
Extra Hand | |||
Fish Salter | |||
Fish Smoker | |||
Flaker Operator | |||
Food Dehydrator Operator | |||
Food Production Worker | |||
Fruit Dryer | |||
Furnace Operator | |||
Grain Drier | |||
Grain Drier Operator | |||
Grain Roaster | |||
Grain Wafer Machine Operator | |||
Granulator Operator | |||
Gunner | |||
Ham Curer | |||
Ham Smoker | |||
Icing Machine Operator | |||
Instantizer Operator | |||
Kiln Firer | |||
Linter Drier Operator | |||
Long Goods Drier | |||
Machine Operator | |||
Machine Pie Maker | |||
Malt House Kiln Operator | |||
Malt Roaster | |||
Manufacturing Assistant | |||
Manufacturing Associate | |||
Manufacturing Operator | |||
Meat Curer | |||
Meat Smoker | |||
Meringuer | |||
Milk Drier | |||
Milk Drying Machine Operator | |||
Nut Roaster | |||
Oven Operator | |||
Oven Tender | |||
Oven Worker | |||
Peanut Roaster | |||
Peelman | |||
Pizza Maker | |||
Pretzel Cooker | |||
Pulp Drier Firer | |||
Redrying Machine Operator | |||
Rice Drier | |||
Rice Drier Operator | |||
Roaster | |||
Roaster Operator | |||
Roasterman | |||
Roastmaster | |||
Sausage Smoker | |||
Smokehouse Worker | |||
Smoker | |||
Steam Oven Operator | |||
Sugar Drier | |||
Tobacco Curer | |||
Tobacco Drier Operator | |||
Vacuum Drier Operator | |||
Wafer Machine Operator | |||
Wine Pasteurizer | |||
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