Cooling / Freezing Equipment Operator / Tender

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Certified Refrigeration Operator; Compressor Operator; Engine Room Operator; Freezer Operator; Freezer Person; Ice Cream Maker; Machine Operator; Refrigeration Operator; Refrigeration Technician

Tasks

• Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
• 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.
• Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
• Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
• Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
• Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.

Knowledge

• Production and Processing
• Mechanical
• English Language
• Administration and Management
• Food Production
• Mathematics
• Public Safety and Security
• Education and Training

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Active Learning

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Perceptual Speed
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Oral Expression
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Reaction Time
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Multilimb Coordination
• Rate Control
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity