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“Production Operator” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9193.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 32,100.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 15.00
Currently, there are 8,170 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Production Operator”

Inspect and flush lines with solutions or steam, and spray equipment with sterilizing solutions.
Stir material with spoons or paddles to mix ingredients or allow even cooling and prevent coagulation.
Load and position wrapping paper, sticks, bags, or cartons into dispensing machines.
Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
Start agitators to blend contents, or start beater, scraper, and expeller blades to mix contents with air and prevent sticking.
Place or position containers into equipment, and remove containers after completion of cooling or freezing processes.
Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
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.
Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.
Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.
Measure or weigh specified amounts of ingredients or materials, and load them into tanks, vats, hoppers, or other equipment.
Insert forming fixtures, and start machines that cut frozen products into measured portions or specified shapes.
Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.
Position molds on conveyors, and measure and adjust level of fill, using depth gauges.
Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.
Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.
Activate mechanical rakes to regulate flow of ice from storage bins to vats.
Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.

Related Technology & Tools

Electronic refrigerant leak detectors
pH testers
Protective glasses
Oil separators
Water chilling systems
Ammonia detectors
Water-cooled condensers
Secondary fluid pumps
Freezing agitators
Hand expansion valves
Protective ear plugs
Batch freezers
Auto-purgers
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Evaporative condensers
Digital calipers
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Air-cooled condensers
Eyewash stations
Digital hydrometers
Air purifying respirators
Oil level regulators
Digital ammeters
Thermal fluid systems
Flooded evaporators
Liquid overfeed evaporators
Remote thermometers
Fluidized bed freezers
Pressure relief valves
Compound gauges
Ice cube forming machines
Reciprocating compressors
Falling film heat exchangers
Impervious boots
Plate heat exchangers
Hermetic pumps
Digital flowmeters
Surge drums
Shell and tube heat exchangers
Intercoolers
Immersion freezers
Low pressure accumulators
Refrigerant compressors
Personal computers
Depth gauges
Digital manometers
Spiral freezers
Volt meters
Positive displacement compressors
Decontamination shower stations
Ohm meters
Scissor lifts
Direct expansion evaporators
Ammonia pressure gauges
Rotary screw compressors
Air compressors
Scraped surface heat exchangers
Digital micrometers
Blast tunnel freezers
Handheld refractometers
Thermostatic expansion valves
Telescopic booms
Refrigerant pumps
Belt freezers
Rotary vane compressors
Recirculators
Plate freezers
Boiler generators
Liquid level indicators
Defrost relief valves
Portable fire extinguishers
Thermosiphon oil coolers
Oil pumps
Oil coolers
High pressure receivers
Flash intercoolers
Back-pressure regulators

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