| Job Title |
Mixer Operator, Snack Foods |
| Job Description |
Tends Numerically Controlled Equipment That Automatically
Mixes Oil, Water, And Mixture Of Grain Products To Make Dough
Used In Production Of Snack Foods: Reads Chart To Determine Time
Intervals And Sequence For Adding Oil And Water And Length Of
Mixing Cycle. Pulls Knobs To Activate Control Panel And Observes
Lights And Dials To Verify That Panel Is Functioning. Inspects
Sections Of Mixing Equipment, Such As Agitator Blades, Drum Of
Mixer, And Feed Hopper To Verify That Equipment Is Clean. Adds
Emulsifier And Contents Of Oil Drum Into Reservoir Prior To
Mixing Process, Using Air-powered Pump. Selects And Pushes
Wheeled Container Of Preweighed Mixture Of Grain Products Or
Dough Scrap Into Automatic Locking Device Of Mixer Elevator.
Presses Specified Buttons On Control Panel To Purge Air From Oil
And Water Lines, Open Drum Door Of Mixer, Raise And Dump
Contents Of Container Into Mixer, And Activate Mixer. Observes
Digital Timer And Presses Buttons At Specified Intervals To Add
Predetermined Amounts Of Oil And Water, Stop Mixing Process, And
Dispense Dough Onto Conveyor For Further Processing. Observes
Oil And Water Pipes During Mixing Process To Ensure That Oil And
Water Are Flowing Into Mixer. Feels Dough On Conveyor To Detect
Defects, Such As Excessively Dry, Moist, Or Lumpy Dough. Scoops
Cup Of Dough From Initial Batch Of Mix For Quality Assurance
Testing. Notifies Supervisor Of Dough Not Meeting Mixing
Standards And Of Equipment Malfunction.
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