Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders

Also called: Coffee Roaster, Machine Operator, Roaster, Roasterman,

What they do:

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

On the job, you would:

Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

manufacture and distribution of products
food production

Arts and Humanities

English language

Safety and Government

public safety and security

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Hand and Finger Use

keep your arm or hand steady
hold or move items with your hands

Verbal

listen and understand what people say
communicate by speaking

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

Dependability
Attention to Detail
Independence
Cooperation
Self Control
Initiative

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

Microsoft Excel

Electronic mail software

Email software

Data base user interface and query software

Data entry software

high school diploma/GED
no high school diploma/GED

usually needed

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

$31,590

$21,310

$50,760