| Job Title |
Dividing-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Machines That Automatically Divide, Round, Proof, And
Shape Dough Into Units Of Specified Size And Weight, According
To Work Order, Preparatory To Baking: Presses Buttons And Turns
Dials Or Handcranks To Start Machines And To Adjust Capacity Of
Dividing Compartments And Speed Of Feeding Conveyor On Dividing
Machine. Weighs Units Of Dough, Using Balance Scale, And Adjusts
Machine When Units Vary From Standard. Scoops Flour Or Starch
Into Sifters Which Automatically Dust Units Of Dough To Prevent
Sticking. Observes Progress Of Units Of Dough Through Machines
That Automatically Round, Proof, And Shape Dough. Turns
Rheostats To Control Speed Of Proofing And Molding Machine
Conveyors. Inspects Shaped Units Of Dough As They Are Ejected
Into Pans From Molding Machine And Discards Misshapen Units. May
Place Dough In Pans By Hand, Position Pans In Racks, And Push
Racks To Holding Area For Proofing. May Fill Reservoir Of
Automatic Feeding Device With Seeds, Such As Sesame, Caraway,
And Poppy Seeds, When Processing Buns. May Be Designated
According To Machine Tended As Molding-machine Operator (bakery
Products).
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