- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who tends machine and equipment to strain hops (used in flavoring beer) from hot wort. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns valves and starts pumps to transfer wort from brew kettle, through straining machine, and into hot wort storage tank.
* Starts conveyor which disposes of hops removed from wort.
* Turns intake and outlet valves to control rate of straining.
* Observes flowmeters and pressure gauges to determine if equipment is malfunctioning.
* Inspects strained wort through portholes and sight glasses to ascertain if hops have been removed.
* Cleans interior and exterior of straining machine with water hose.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine and equipment to strain hops (used in flavoring beer) from hot wort. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns valves and starts pumps to transfer wort from brew kettle, through straining machine, and into hot wort storage tank.
* Starts conveyor which disposes of hops removed from wort.
* Turns intake and outlet valves to control rate of straining.
* Observes flowmeters and pressure gauges to determine if equipment is malfunctioning.
* Inspects strained wort through portholes and sight glasses to ascertain if hops have been removed.
* Cleans interior and exterior of straining machine with water hose.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends equipment that distributes and screens sugar. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens hopper gates, and starts, reverses, or stops feed scrolls to distribute sugar to bulk systems and packing station.
* Adjusts feed of sugar to rotating screens that separate sugar crystals, according to size.
* Collects samples of grists for laboratory analysis.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends equipment to fill tanks with hot wort and permit solids to settle before transferring to cooling machine. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens valves to admit hot wort from hop strainer to storage tank.
* Taps (drains) filled tanks after solids have settled.
* Turns valves, sets float line, and pulls bottom plug to drain wort into cooling line.
* Climbs into empty settling tank to scrub inside and remove residue, using hose and brush.
* May read gauges and record amount of hot wort received in tanks.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends equipment that removes chemical salts from wine. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts pump and opens valves to circulate wine through column of synthetic resin crystals to absorb potassium ions from wine.
* Opens valve to admit water into column to backflush accumulated sediment.
* Opens valve and starts pump to circulate acid or brine solution through column to regenerate resin crystals.
* Notifies maintenance engineer of equipment malfunction.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machines that clean and grind samples of grain to obtain flour samples for testing. Respnsibilities include:
* Pours grain into machines to remove chaff, dirt, undesirable seeds, and determine moisture content.
* Dumps cleaned grain into mill hopper to grind wheat into flour.
* Dumps flour into machine to sift it into standard flour samples.
* Dumps samples in container and records identifying data for laboratory information.
* May perform chemical tests on grain and flour samples.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends battery of linter machines that remove linters (bits of cotton fibers adhering to cottonseed) before seed is crushed and pressed to extract oil. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts flow of seed into machine.
* Observes and feels seeds that flow from machine to ensure removal of linters.
* Turns thumbscrews to regulate pressure of seed against saws.
* Removes setscrews with wrench and moves shaft holding brushes closer to saws to maintain efficient cleaning operation.
* May assist linter-saw sharpener to remove saw cylinder for sharpening.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends one or more grinding mills that grind nibs (cracked cocoa beans) or preground nibs of cocoa bean paste to obtain liquid chocolate of specified consistency. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts machine and opens slide gate of hopper to release nibs, or turns valve to permit paste to flow through grinding stones.
* Observes ammeter on machine to determine amount of current produced by friction of grinding stone, and moves handles to adjust clearance between stones.
* Feels and tastes liquor to ascertain if texture conforms to standards.
* Draws sample for laboratory analysis.
* Pumps liquor to storage tanks.
* May pregrind nibs into paste-like consistency.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends one or more grinding mills that grind nibs (cracked cocoa beans) or preground nibs of cocoa bean paste to obtain liquid chocolate of specified consistency. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts machine and opens slide gate of hopper to release nibs, or turns valve to permit paste to flow through grinding stones.
* Observes ammeter on machine to determine amount of current produced by friction of grinding stone, and moves handles to adjust clearance between stones.
* Feels and tastes liquor to ascertain if texture conforms to standards.
* Draws sample for laboratory analysis.
* Pumps liquor to storage tanks.
* May pregrind nibs into paste-like consistency.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that removes skins of fruits and vegetables and outer membrane of peeled citrus fruits. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns valves to admit steam to heat lye solution in tank and to regulate lye and water sprays.
* Starts conveyor to carry fruit or vegetables through machine.
* Observes and feels fruit or vegetable emerging from machine to determine if immersion time is sufficient to ensure removal of skin or membrane.
* May load conveyor by hand.
* May prepare lye solution by dumping lye chips into tank of heated water.
* May scald products to loosen skin or peel and be designated Scalder.
Industry:Professional careers
