Profession centrifuge operator

Centrifuge operators tend centrifugal machines that separate impurities from food materials aimed to be further processed as to achieve finished foodstuffs.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Centrifugal force

  Apparent force that draws a rotating body away from the centre of rotation. Application to machines that use centrifugal forces.

Skills

• Lift heavy weights

  Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.

• Apply HACCP

  Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).

• Operate centrifuges

  Adjust working condition as speed and time of centrifuges according to the requirements of the product in process. Operate centrifuges.

• Tend hoses

  Use hoses to wash centrifuge, caring for the integrity of the machine and minimising waste of water.

• Follow hygienic procedures during food processing

  Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.

• Handle product separation in the sugar industry

  Handling the products separated by centrifuge machines such as wash molasses, mother liquor (syrup), and sugar crystals. Packing the products in different containers depending on their characteristics.

• Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages

  Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.

• Follow written instructions

  Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.

• Exert quality control to processing food

  Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.

• Set up machine controls

  Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.

• Ensure public safety and security

  Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.

• Check quality of products on the production line

  Check products for quality on the production line and remove defective items before and after packaging.

• Apply GMP

  Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

• Monitor centrifugal separators

  Operating and monitoring centrifugal separators.

• Secure goods according to work orders

  Fasten bands around stacks or articles, prior to shipment or storage.

• Carry out checks of production plant equipment

  Carry out checks of the machinery and equipment used in the production plant. Ensure that the machinery is working properly, set machines before usage, and assure continuous operability of the equipment.

• Tend centrifuge machines

  Operate centrifuge that purifies animal and vegetable oils. Position filter cloth on centrifuge supply tank. Start centrifuge and transfer filtered material from centrifuge into portable tank.

• Adhere to organisational guidelines

  Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.

• Be at ease in unsafe environments

  Be at ease in unsafe environments like being exposed to dust, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, sub-freezing and cold storage areas, noise, wet floors and moving lift equipment.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB