Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders

Also called: Fryer Operator, Kettle Fry Cook Operator, Machine Operator

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.
On the job, you would:
  • Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.
  • Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.
  • Observe gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjust controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • mechanical
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
  • food production
Education and Training
  • teaching and course design
Business
  • management
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • reading work related information
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Self Control
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Cooperation
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software
  • Database software
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or certificate after high school
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $54,170.00
Median: $40,550.00
Low: $30,540.00
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