Profession chocolate moulding operator

Chocolate moulding operators tend machines and equipment that pour tempered chocolate into moulds to form bars, blocks, and other shapes of chococlate. They monitor machines to ensure that moulds do not jam.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Processes of foods and beverages manufacturing

  Raw materials and production processes for getting finished food products. Importance of quality control and other techniques for the food and beverage industry.

• Temperature scales

  Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.

Skills

• Monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages

  Monitor and control required temperatures in the different phases of production until the product reaches suitable properties according to specifications.

• Work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing

  Work in rotating conveyor belt systems in food manufacturing.

• Start up chocolate moulding line

  Start up moulding line equipment, including chillers, air compressor, chocolate tanks, pumps and tempering units.

• Match product moulds

  Change moulds to match product specification. Run test samples and check for proper specifications.

• Clean food and beverage machinery

  Clean machinery used for food or beverage production processes. Prepare the appropriate solutions for cleaning. Prepare all parts and assure that they are clean enough to avoid deviation or errors in the production process.

• Temper chocolate

  Heat and cool chocolate using marble slabs or machines in order to obtain the desired characteristics for different applications like shininess of the chocolate or the way it breaks.

• 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.

• Examine production samples

  Examine production samples visually or manually to verify properties such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, humidity and texture.

• Apply GMP

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

• 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.

• Mould chocolate

  Mould chocolate to make chocolate pieces that are of a certain shape. Pour liquid chocolate into a mould and let it harden.

• Apply HACCP

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

• 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.

• Ensure sanitation

  Keep workspaces and equipment free from dirt, infection, and disease by removing waste, trash and providing for appropriate cleaning.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB