How do they match: Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
  • Signal coworkers to synchronize flow of materials.
  • Start conveyors to move roasted grain to cooling pans and agitate grain with rakes as blowers force air through perforated bottoms of pans.
  • Take product samples during or after processing for laboratory analyses.

  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.