Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
<ul><li>Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.</li><li>Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.</li><li>Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.</li><li>Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.</li><li>Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.</li><li>Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.</li><li>Turn valve controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality.</li><li>Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.</li><li>Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.</li><li>Observe and listen to equipment to detect possible malfunctions, such as leaks or plugging, and report malfunctions or undesirable tastes to supervisors.</li></ul>