Refining machine operator
Code 8160.48
Refining machine operators tend machines to refine crude oils, such as soybean oil, cottonseed oil, and peanut oil. They tend wash tanks to remove by-products and remove impurities with heat.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils
- origin of dietary fats and oils
Skills and competences
- apply HACCP
- apply GMP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- pump products
- control flow of oils
- monitor centrifugal separators
- disassemble equipment
- ensure public safety and security
- lift heavy weights
- wash oils
- ensure sanitation
- clean food and beverage machinery
- operate centrifuges
- tend centrifuge machines
- prepare engine room for operation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- measure density of liquids
Transversal competences
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- mechanical tools
- adhere to organisational guidelines
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences