Food Batchmakers
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
- Tasks
- 25 tasks14 core, 11 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-3092.00SOC 2018: 51-3092
What the work is made of
14 core tasks and 11 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.Core taskTask 4919Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 2. Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.Core taskTask 4921Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 3. Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.Core taskTask 4924Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 4. Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.Core taskTask 4925Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 5. Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.Core taskTask 4926Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 6. Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.Core taskTask 4931Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 7. Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.Core taskTask 4927Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 8. Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.Core taskTask 4922Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 9. Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients.Core taskTask 4929Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 10. Observe and listen to equipment to detect possible malfunctions, such as leaks or plugging, and report malfunctions or undesirable tastes to supervisors.Core taskTask 4923Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 11. Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.Core taskTask 4920Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 12. Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality.Core taskTask 4928Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 13. 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.Core taskTask 4941Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 14. Examine, feel, and taste product samples during production to evaluate quality, color, texture, flavor, and bouquet, and document the results.Core taskTask 4934Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 15. Test food product samples for moisture content, acidity level, specific gravity, or butter-fat content, and continue processing until desired levels are reached.Supplemental taskTask 4935Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 16. Inspect vats after cleaning to ensure that fermentable residue has been removed.Supplemental taskTask 4933Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 17. 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.Supplemental taskTask 4930Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 18. Manipulate products, by hand or using machines, to separate, spread, knead, spin, cast, cut, pull, or roll products.Supplemental taskTask 4943Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 19. Cool food product batches on slabs or in water-cooled kettles.Supplemental taskTask 4939Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 20. Place products on carts or conveyors to transfer them to the next stage of processing.Supplemental taskTask 4942Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 21. Homogenize or pasteurize material to prevent separation or to obtain prescribed butterfat content, using a homogenizing device.Supplemental taskTask 4932Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 22. Grade food products according to government regulations or according to type, color, bouquet, and moisture content.Supplemental taskTask 4938Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 23. Operate refining machines to reduce the particle size of cooked batches.Supplemental taskTask 4940Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 24. Formulate or modify recipes for specific kinds of food products.Supplemental taskTask 4936Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 25. Inspect and pack the final product.Supplemental taskTask 4937Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2021
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-3092
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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