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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
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Company Profile:
A professional who feeds machine that shreds and presses pork into cutlets. Respnsibilities include: * Cuts strips of pork into pieces, using knife. * Dumps cut meat into feed hopper of machine that automatically shreds meat, presses shredded meat into cutlets, and stacks cutlets on waxed paper dividers. * Weighs and packs cutlets into cardboard carton on weighing scales, according to work ticket specifications. * Seals carton, using pneumatic staple gun.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs any combination of following tasks in dairy. Respnsibilities include: * Scrubs bottles, pipes, fittings, and machines with chemical solution, using brush. * Attaches pipes and fittings to machines, using wrenches. * Examines canned milk for dirt and odor, and dumps milk into receiving tank. * Dumps milk, cream, butter, cottage cheese, and powdered milk into machine hoppers. * Starts and stops machines and equipment. * Cuts butter and cottage cheese, using knives. * Wraps butter prints in foil or parchment and seals them with hot iron. * Packs bulk butter into cartons. * Pulls lever on hopper to fill cartons or bags with powdered milk. * Weighs containers on scale. * Places bottles, cartons, and packages into container, and moves to storage, using handtruck. * Dumps empty bottles, cases, and cans onto conveyor for transfer to receiving, washing, or filling stations. * May be designated according to product handled as Buttermaker Helper; or stage of treatment as Pasteurizer Helper.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds eggs into machine that removes earth, straw, and other residue from egg surface prior to shipment. Respnsibilities include: * Places eggs in saucer-like holder that carries eggs into machine where rotating brushes or water sprays remove residue. * Removes cleaned eggs from discharge trough of machine and packs eggs in cases for shipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds candy processing and packaging machines and performs any combination of following tasks in candy manufacturing establishment, working individually or as interchangeable member of crew. Respnsibilities include: * Feeds one or more candy processing or packaging machines. * Off bears, separates, counts, or culls finished or unfinished confectionery items and ingredients. * Transfers molds, trays of candy, and supplies between storage, processing, and packing areas, using dolly or handtruck. * Fills bags with bulk items, inserts toys or prizes in containers, and packs, labels, or wraps cartons for shipment. * Assembles or forms confectionery items on assembly line or table, performing duties, such as pressing candy onto wafers to make candy waffles, and sprinkling sugar onto gum candy prior to cutting. * Empties, cleans, or brushes molds, trays, utensils, containers, and equipment used in cooking, forming, and cooling candy. * May be designated according to equipment fed as raisin-separator operator; worker assisted as coating-machine helper; material or product handled as scrapper; or specific task as steamer, gum candy; vanilla-chocolate-coin counter. * When filling trays or vats with melted chocolate, fondant, or icing to facilitate work of hand dippers, is designated Table Filler. * May be designated: candy-bar-core inspector; candy catcher; candy separator, hard; candy-spreader helper; candy-waffle assembler; caramel-cutter helper; cut-roll-machine offbearer; cutting-machine-operator helper; lozenge-maker helper; marshmallow packer; pan washer, hand; sanding-machine operator helper; syrup crystallizer; spinner helper; sugar-coating hand; toy sorter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds candy processing and packaging machines and performs any combination of following tasks in candy manufacturing establishment, working individually or as interchangeable member of crew. Respnsibilities include: * Feeds one or more candy processing or packaging machines. * Off bears, separates, counts, or culls finished or unfinished confectionery items and ingredients. * Transfers molds, trays of candy, and supplies between storage, processing, and packing areas, using dolly or handtruck. * Fills bags with bulk items, inserts toys or prizes in containers, and packs, labels, or wraps cartons for shipment. * Assembles or forms confectionery items on assembly line or table, performing duties, such as pressing candy onto wafers to make candy waffles, and sprinkling sugar onto gum candy prior to cutting. * Empties, cleans, or brushes molds, trays, utensils, containers, and equipment used in cooking, forming, and cooling candy. * May be designated according to equipment fed as raisin-separator operator; worker assisted as coating-machine helper; material or product handled as scrapper; or specific task as steamer, gum candy; vanilla-chocolate-coin counter. * When filling trays or vats with melted chocolate, fondant, or icing to facilitate work of hand dippers, is designated Table Filler. * May be designated: candy-bar-core inspector; candy catcher; candy separator, hard; candy-spreader helper; candy-waffle assembler; caramel-cutter helper; cut-roll-machine offbearer; cutting-machine-operator helper; lozenge-maker helper; marshmallow packer; pan washer, hand; sanding-machine operator helper; syrup crystallizer; spinner helper; sugar-coating hand; toy sorter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds or off bears tobacco leaves, bundles, or strips to or from processing machine. Respnsibilities include: * Loads tobacco onto conveyor or into chutes or hoppers with hands, pitchfork, or shovel, or dumps tobacco from tubs or hampers onto conveyor, using hoist or hydraulic lift. * Places containers at discharge end of conveyor to catch tobacco. * Pushes containers onto scales. * Starts and stops conveyors. * May spray tobacco leaves with water to moisten tobacco for further processing. * May be designated according to task performed as Packing-Machine Feeder; Rack Loader II.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds filler tobacco into fresh-work cigar machine. Respnsibilities include: * Places filler tobacco in slot on conveyor of machine. * Feels tobacco in slot to determine whether sufficient filler tobacco for cigar is in slot.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who makes and cures cheese, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include: * Cuts curd with knife or harp or separates curd with scoop to release whey and firm curd. * Pushes curd to back of vat or center of kettle with rake. * Inserts strainer in vat or kettle outlet, assembles pipe or hose, and turns valve to drain whey. * Pulls dip cloth (cheesecloth) through kettle to remove curd, or banks curd to side of vat with hands or rake to drain residual whey and mat curd. * Stretches matted curd in hot water, using paddle, and cuts, weighs, and hand molds resulting elastic curd to make Italian cheeses. * Cuts matted curd into measured slabs, piles slabs into banks, and turns them over periodically to obtain specified acidity and moisture. * Feeds slabs into mill that cuts curd into cubes. * Spreads specified amount of salt over cubes. * Scoops, weighs, and dumps curd into assembled cheese hoops (perforated forms) with bucket. * Places hoops in automatic press, turns screw of wooden handpress or places and turns filled molds on wheying table to remove whey and shape cheese. * Dumps molded cheese into brine tank and turns it periodically or wets and rolls cheese in salt bed to flavor cheese and develop rind. * Hangs cheese in rope basket or places, turns, and raises cheese to varying shelf levels in temperature controlled or smoked room to develop flavor, texture, eye formation and body, and to dry cheese surface. * Pierces cheese or smears with cultured wash to promote mold growth. * Wipes surface with grease or oil to soften rind and stop mold growth. * Stamps cheese with date, vat, and company number. * Wraps cheese in foil and places in wood or paper box. * May be designated according to working area as Brine-Room Laborer; Cellar Laborer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds automatic fruit peeling, coring, and slicing machine and performs any combination of duties involved in preprocessing fruit to be used in making pies and other bakery products. Respnsibilities include: * Feeds automatic machine that peels, cores, and slices fruit. * Fills containers with sliced fruit from discharge conveyor or bin. * Examines fruit and discards spoiled or damaged pieces. * Manually loads and unloads trucks and transports material to and from storage areas, using handtruck. * Cleans machines and work areas, using broom, mop, brush, scraper, and rags.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who feeds and off bears macaroni containers on and off macaroni press, drier conveyors, and stick-handling equipment. Respnsibilities include: * Lays empty sticks (macaroni holders) on stick filler-feeder machine. * Aligns out-of-line sticks moving along drier conveyor. * Lifts sticks filled with moist macaroni into drier racks. * Pushes racks into drying chambers. * Fills, carries, and sets boxes of macaroni trimmings on drier shelves. * Cleans and lubricates press and conveyor parts. * May assist press tender to install and remove macaroni press parts such as screw feeders, tubes and dies.
Industry:Professional careers