- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who grades honey according to type, color, bouquet, and moisture content, and blends various grades to obtain uniform product. Respnsibilities include:
* Compares samples of liquid honey lots with standard samples for color and bouquet, and ascertains moisture content, using refractometer.
* Calculates amount of various types of honey for mixing to produce product of uniform color, clarity, and bouquet.
* Directs other workers in dumping and blending of various honey lots in warming chamber.
* May grade and mark honeycomb sections according to government regulations.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls equipment in bulk sugar plant to load and unload sugar and to blend sugar syrups according to formula. Respnsibilities include:
* Signals drivers or engineers by hand to give directions in positioning trucks and railroad cars for unloading.
* Positions conveyors and attaches unloading hoses and pipes to truck and railroad cars.
* Opens conveyor gate and pipe valves and starts pumps, blowers, and conveyors to unload sugar from vehicle and to transport it to storage bins.
* Starts pumps and agitators to transport and mix specified amounts of water, corn syrup, and sugar in blending tanks.
* Dumps bags of diatomaceous earth into blend and pumps mixture through filter to remove impurities.
* Tests syrup to measure acid, yeast, and soluble sugar content, using pH meter and refractometer.
* Keeps records of test results, weight of sugar received and shipped, amount and type of syrup blended, and percentage of wasted materials.
* May weigh truck before and after loading.
* May tend steam boiler to supply steampower to plant equipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machines and equipment to mix cornstarch blends. Respnsibilities include:
* Signals starch-treating assistant to admit starch suspension into mixing and storage tanks, and to dump measured amount of chemicals into mixing tanks to prepare chemical solutions.
* Reads meters and turns valves to admit chemical solutions into blending tank.
* Manipulates switches and turns valves to regulate heaters and agitators that mix solutions, and to pump starch mixtures into blending and filter tanks.
* Receives or draws samples of product and performs standard tests to ascertain if acidity, alkalinity, and viscosity conform to specifications, using hydrometer and other test equipment.
* Records quantity and kind of chemicals used.
* Inspects equipment and observes gauges, thermometers, and meters to maintain efficient production.
* May direct workers engaged in regulating filters, shakers, centrifugal driers, and related equipment to produce dry starch products.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls regauging equipment from panelboard to reduce proof of newly distilled liquor in cistern tank before barreling. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads charts to ascertain proof of liquor to be regauged, number of gallons to be regauged, and number of gallons of deionized water required to produce liquor of specified proof.
* Pumps specified number of gallons of liquor and deionized water into cistern tank.
* Opens valves to admit compressed air and agitate mixture.
* Reads thermometer and alcohol-proof hydrometer during process and compares readings with standard gauging manual to determine final proof of liquor.
* Pumps liquor into filling tanks for barreling or into railroad tank cars for shipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls equipment to blend granulated sugar and water to produce liquid sucrose of specified concentration. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads job order to ascertain type and amount of liquid sucrose specified.
* Opens water and steam valves to fill tank and heat water to specified temperature.
* Reads chart to ascertain amount of sugar required for producing liquid sucrose of specified concentration.
* Starts pneumatic conveyors and opens valves to fill hopper with specified amount of sugar.
* Opens hopper gate to feed sugar into heated water.
* Starts agitators to mix liquid sucrose in tank for specified period.
* Closes steam valve and allows liquid to cool.
* Pumps liquid sucrose from mixing tank to specified storage tank.
* Records operating data in station log.
* Takes samples of liquid sucrose produced for laboratory analysis.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who forms dough for bread, buns, and other bakery products. Respnsibilities include:
* Rolls dough to desired thickness with rolling pin or guides dough through rolling machine.
* Sprinkles flour on dough and workbench to prevent dough from sticking.
* Kneads dough to eliminate gases formed by yeast.
* Cuts dough into pieces with knife or handcutter.
* Adds spices, fruits, or seeds when making special rolls or breads.
* Weighs pieces on scales and keeps record of production.
* Places dough in baking pans.
* May cut dough into bun divisions by machine.
* May form dough into special shapes and add fillings or flavorings.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machines that mix and blend ingredients to make whipped topping for use on desserts. Respnsibilities include:
* Weighs prescribed amounts of raw materials, such as oil, water, sugar, and caustics.
* Adjusts thermostat for specified temperature in mixers and pumps or dumps ingredients into tank of mixer.
* Admits prescribed quantities of water and other ingredients into mixing tank at specified intervals.
* Tests solution for specified acidity, using pH meter.
* Pumps mixture into blending tank and adds flavoring prior to pasteurization.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls semiautomatic equipment, from control panel, to blend ingredients for bread and deposit specified quantity of dough in baking pans. Respnsibilities include:
* Notifies other workers to admit broth into feedlines and to start loading specified size pans onto conveyor.
* Turns handwheel to adjust conveyor guides to size of pans.
* Starts flour sifter, premixer that blends ingredients, and developer that kneads dough, working from remote control panel.
* Observes dials and recording instruments to verify temperature of broth, viscosity of dough, and speed of mixing units.
* Feels dough emerging from developer to ascertain that consistency meets plant standard.
* Turns developer speed control to specified setting and starts divider blades that pinch off and drop dough into pans passing on conveyor.
* Turns handwheel and control bar to adjust discharge aperture above divider blades so that dough is uniformly shaped and deposited in center of pan.
* Weighs sample pieces of dough and turns divider speed handle to regulate amount of dough deposited in pans.
* Records temperatures, viscosity, and feed rate from instrument readings.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls semiautomatic equipment, from control panel, to blend ingredients for bread and deposit specified quantity of dough in baking pans. Respnsibilities include:
* Notifies other workers to admit broth into feedlines and to start loading specified size pans onto conveyor.
* Turns handwheel to adjust conveyor guides to size of pans.
* Starts flour sifter, premixer that blends ingredients, and developer that kneads dough, working from remote control panel.
* Observes dials and recording instruments to verify temperature of broth, viscosity of dough, and speed of mixing units.
* Feels dough emerging from developer to ascertain that consistency meets plant standard.
* Turns developer speed control to specified setting and starts divider blades that pinch off and drop dough into pans passing on conveyor.
* Turns handwheel and control bar to adjust discharge aperture above divider blades so that dough is uniformly shaped and deposited in center of pan.
* Weighs sample pieces of dough and turns divider speed handle to regulate amount of dough deposited in pans.
* Records temperatures, viscosity, and feed rate from instrument readings.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that mixes flour and ingredients, such as buttermilk solids, phosphate, salt, soda, and sugar, to produce self-rising or other premixed flour. Respnsibilities include:
* Dumps specified amount of flour into mixer or turns dial to convey measured amount into mixer.
* Weighs and dumps other ingredients, such as buttermilk solids, phosphate, soda, and sugar, according to formula, and starts machine.
* May record amount of ingredients in each batch.
* May be designated according to type of flour mixed as Self-Rising-Flour Mixer.
Industry:Professional careers
