About This Career Path
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
Manufacturing
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
Manufacturing Industry
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Average
$33,470
ANNUAL
$16.09
HOURLY
Entry Level
$29,400
ANNUAL
$14.14
HOURLY
Mid Level
$29,930
ANNUAL
$14.39
HOURLY
Expert Level
$47,700
ANNUAL
$22.93
HOURLY
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
230
Projected job openings through 2030
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
01
Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
02
Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
03
Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
04
Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
05
Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
06
Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.
07
Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
08
Take product samples during or after processing for laboratory analyses.
09
Test products for moisture content, using moisture meters.
10
Clear or dislodge blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using poles, brushes, or mallets.
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Public Safety and Security
KNOWLEDGE
Food Production
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
SKILL
Operations Monitoring
SKILL
Monitoring
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Operation and Control
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Category Flexibility
ABILITY
Control Precision
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