Occupation Atlasblanching operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/706e8b26-befb-429b-b71d-f72fad1bae12
blanching operator
Blanching operators remove outer coverings or skins from almonds and nuts in general. They cut leaves and impurities of raw material and control the flow of nuts, seeds, and/or leaves in the process. They use pressure and temperature to blanch the raw material if necessary.
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Typically associated skills
Essential (23)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- administer ingredients in food production
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- blanching machine process
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- disassemble equipment
- ensure public safety and security
- exert quality control to processing food
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- follow production schedule
- food safety principles
- lift heavy weights
- maintain mechanical equipment
- mark differences in colours
- mechanical almond processing
- monitor almond blanching process
- pump products
- set up machine controls
- tend blanching machines
- work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing
Optional (15)
- adjust drying process to goods
- boil water
- check quality of products on the production line
- condiment manufacturing processes
- dispose food waste
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- follow verbal instructions
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- label samples
- operate vibratory feeder in food production
- perform detailed food processing operations
- secure goods
- select unshelled almonds
- tend air-cleaning system
- tend almond huller machine
O*NET equivalents
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