Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders operate cooling tools such as refrigerators, batch freezers, home-freeze drying equipment and freezing tunnels. These workers supervise gauges and amend controls to keep conditions within ideal ranges.
Cooling and home-freeze drying equipment operators and tender duties include recording operational or production data, monitoring instruments to ensure proper production conditions, adjusting equipment controls to regulate the flow of production materials or products, loading materials into protective equipment and monitoring equipment operations to ensure proper functioning.
Cooling equipment operators and tenders commonly enter the occupation with a high school diploma. There isn’t any specific educational requirement for this career.
Cooling tools and freezing equipment operators should possess specific skills of operation monitoring, operation and control, critical thinking, complex problem-solving and monitoring, and assessing the performance of individuals or organization to make correct decisions.
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A successful cooling tool and freezing equipment operator needs to advance technologically. Proper technical and industry knowledge is advantageous.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- ITI Course Air Conditioner Technician
- ITI Course Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Technician
- NSQF Level 3 Repair and Maintenance of Refrigerator
Tasks
- Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.
- Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
- Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
- Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
- Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
- Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
- Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.
- Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.
- Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.
- Stir material with spoons or paddles to mix ingredients or allow even cooling and prevent coagulation.
Progression Routes
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