Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
- Tasks
- 18 tasks6 core, 12 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-9193.00SOC 2018: 51-9193
What the work is made of
6 core tasks and 12 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.Core taskTask 8544Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.Core taskTask 8543Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.Core taskTask 8545Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.Core taskTask 8547Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.Core taskTask 8546Rated by 71 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.Core taskTask 8548Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Measure or weigh specified amounts of ingredients or materials, and load them into tanks, vats, hoppers, or other equipment.Supplemental taskTask 8553Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.Supplemental taskTask 8542Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.Supplemental taskTask 8550Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Inspect and flush lines with solutions or steam, and spray equipment with sterilizing solutions.Supplemental taskTask 8557Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Load and position wrapping paper, sticks, bags, or cartons into dispensing machines.Supplemental taskTask 8554Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.Supplemental taskTask 8559Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 13. Start agitators to blend contents, or start beater, scraper, and expeller blades to mix contents with air and prevent sticking.Supplemental taskTask 8552Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 14. Insert forming fixtures, and start machines that cut frozen products into measured portions or specified shapes.Supplemental taskTask 8555Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 15. Place or position containers into equipment, and remove containers after completion of cooling or freezing processes.Supplemental taskTask 8556Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 16. Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 8549Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 17. Activate mechanical rakes to regulate flow of ice from storage bins to vats.Supplemental taskTask 8560Rated by 71 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 18. Stir material with spoons or paddles to mix ingredients or allow even cooling and prevent coagulation.Supplemental taskTask 8551Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2017
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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, 51-9193
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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