CompGeo Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results.

Listen for malfunction alarms, and shut down equipment and notify supervisors when necessary.

Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.

Observe gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjust controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients.

Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.

Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.

Set temperature, pressure, and time controls, and start conveyers, machines, or pumps.

Tend or operate and control equipment such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, and boilers, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing.

Measure or weigh ingredients, using scales or measuring containers.

Admit required amounts of water, steam, cooking oils, or compressed air into equipment, such as by opening water valves to cool mixtures to the desired consistency.

Remove cooked material or products from equipment.

Notify or signal other workers to operate equipment or when processing is complete.

Turn valves or start pumps to add ingredients or drain products from equipment and to transfer products for storage, cooling, or further processing.

Place products on conveyors or carts, and monitor product flow.

Pour, dump, or load prescribed quantities of ingredients or products into cooking equipment, manually or using a hoist.

Activate agitators and paddles to mix or stir ingredients, stopping machines when ingredients are thoroughly mixed.

Operate auxiliary machines and equipment, such as grinders, canners, and molding presses, to prepare or further process products.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Food Production

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

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.

Writing

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

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).

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

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.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

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.

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.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

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.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Tools/Technology Example

Product Category

Boilers

Cooking machinery

Bucket belt conveyors

Bucket conveyors

Canners

Filling machinery

Chain hoists

Hoists

Combination feeders

Sifting machinery

Continuous baking ovens

Cooking machinery

Cooking vats

Cooking machinery

Corn cooking systems

Cooking machinery

Direct-fired fryers

Cooking machinery

Electromagnetic vibratory feeders

Conveyor feeders

Grinders

Commercial use food grinders

Hand trucks

Hand trucks or accessories

Hot air impingement ovens

Cooking machinery

Hot oil cookers

Cooking machinery

Hot oil roasting equipment

Roasting machinery

Ingredient scales

Floor or platform scales

Molding machines

Forming machine

Molding presses

Forming machine

Pressure cookers

Cooking machinery

Retort chambers

Cooking machinery

Roasting equipment

Roasting machinery

Smoke generators

Smoking machinery

Smoking equipment

Smoking machinery

Steam air retorts

Steaming machinery

Steam kettles

Steaming machinery

Steam retorts

Steaming machinery

Vacuum batch cookers

Cooking machinery

Water hoses

Water immersion retorts

Cooking machinery

Water spray retorts

Steaming machinery

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

On-the-Job Training

Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Related Work Experience

None

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Required Level of Education

Less than a High School Diploma

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Alternate Job Title(s)

Blanching Machine Operator

Boiler

Brine Maker

Casing Cooker

Chip Frier

Chocolate Temperer

Coconut Boiler

Confectionery Cooker

Cook

Cook Box Filler

Cook-Box Filler

Cooker

Cooker Mechanic

Cooker Operator

Cooker Tender

Corn Cooker

Cottage Cheese Maker

Deep Fat Fry Cook

Dextrine Mixer

Dog and Cat Food Cook

Doughnut Fryer

Doughnut Machine Operator

Doughnut Maker

Draw Machine Operator

Dumpling Machine Operator

Fish Fryer

Food Cooking Machine Operator

Food Production Worker

Frier

Fryer Operator

Gum Cook

Gum Machine Operator

Gum Maker

Industrial Cook

Instant Potato Processor

Kettle Cook

Kettle Fry Cook Operator

Kettle Operator

Kettle Tender

Manufacturing Assistant

Manufacturing Associate

Manufacturing Operator

Mash Tub Cooker Operator

Masher

Master Cook

Meal Cook

Meal Cooker

Meal Temperer

Mexican Food Cook

Mogul Operator

Molasses and Caramel Operator

Nut Steamer

Ordering Machine Operator

Pickle Maker

Pierogi Maker

Popcorn Candy Maker

Potato Chip Frier

Potato Chip Fryer

Potato Chip Maker

Potato Pancake Frier

Process Cheese Cooker

Process Technician

Processor

Retort Operator

Sanding Line Operator

Sausage Cooker

Scalder

Soybean Specialties Cook

Steak Sauce Maker

Steam Box Hand

Steam Box Tender

Steam Conditioner Operator

Steam Conditioning Operator

Steam Oven Operator

Steam Tender

Steamer

Sterilizer Operator

Sugar Boiler

Syrup Maker

Thermo Processor

Thermoscrew Operator

Tripe Cooker

Vacuum Conditioner Operator

Vacuum Kettle Cook

Vat Skimmer

Vegetable Cook

Wine Pasteurizer

Yeast Distiller

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Manufacturing/Foods

Benchmark Title: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

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