Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Overview
Salary Median (2023)
$42,420
Projected Job Growth (2023-2033)
+3.8% (slower than the average)
Career
What Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Do
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.
Other Job Titles Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders May Have
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.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Most common level of education among people in this career: Less than high school diploma
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