Beverage - Occupations Duties

Barley Steeper Occupation

Job Duties:

• Tend steeping tank that saturates barley with water preparatory to germination
• Move lever to open slide gate of weighing tank
• Dump barley into tank weighs out specified amount
• Turn handle to open load barley into steeping tank
• Turn water air valves to fill steeping tank with water, remove chaff, and aerate barley
• Read and copies water air temperature data to maintain record of steeping cycle
• Drain refills tank during cycle
• Turn handles to open steeping tank dumps steeped barley onto conveyor
• May tend equipment to germinate barley [Germination Worker beverage 522.585-014].

Barrel dedenting machine Operator Occupation

Job Duties:

• Operate machine to remove dents from metal barrels
• Position barrel on lower die of machine, aligning bunghole under water spout of machine
• Turn side dies of machine to align contour of dies with contour of barrel ends
• Press switch that closes side, top, and bottom dies around barrel
• Pump water into barrel, forcing walls of barrel against dies removing dents
• Stop pump opens dies after specified water pressure has been attained
• Examine surfaces of barrel to verify smoothness
• Push barrel from lower die onto conveyor
• May drain de-dented barrels, pressurize barrels with air, and place barrel in water tank to detect leaks.

Beer still Runner Compounder Occupation

Job Duties:

• Control still from central control board, to distill brandy, gin, vodka, or whiskey
• Adjust valves to control temperature and rate of flow of distilling materials through still auxiliary equipment, like stripping column, rectifier, condenser and tribox
• Observe gauges, dials and charts to make sure that temperature rate of flow of distillants are maintained according to formula, so that specified proof of distilled liquor is obtained
• Ascertain temperature and specific gravity of liquor, using thermometer hydrometer, and compares readings with standard gauging manual to define proof of distilled liquor
• Draw sample of distilled liquor for laboratory analysis
• Pump distilled liquor from tribox into cistern tank to be regauged
• May be designated according to type of liquor distilled as Still Operator, Brandy beverage , Still Operator, Gin beverage , Still Operator, Whiskey beverage .

Beverage inspection machine Tender Occupation

Job Duties:

• Tend beverage inspection machine, equipped with photoelectric cell, that automatically detects rejects filled beverage bottles containing solid impurities
• Start conveyor that conveys bottles filled with alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages through inspection machine
• Remove rejected bottles from reject tray examines contents of bottles in front of inspection light to verify presence of solid impurities
• Drop bottles containing impurities in refuge container for disposal
• Observe bottles on conveyor to detect jamming or bottle defects, like chips cracks
• Drop defective bottles in refuse container for disposal
• Remove fallen or other bottles blocking feed or discharge openings of inspection machine replaces bottles on conveyor
• Periodically places test bottle in feed opening of inspection machine examines reject tray for bottle to make sure that machine is operative.

Bottle Gauger Occupation

Job Duties:

• Measure quantity temperature of whiskey in bottles as they are filled by bottle-filling machine
• Remove, at random, filled bottle of whiskey from conveyor, empties contents into graduated cylinder records scale reading indicating fluid ounces
• Insert thermometer & hydrometer into cylinder to measure temperature and proof of whiskey records results of test
• Compare readings with charts indicating desired company standards to make sure that high quality of product is maintained during bottling process
• Pour contents of cylinder back into bottle places bottle on conveyor for labeling
• Record size of bottle being filled, serial numbers, and brand of whiskey.

Bottle house Cleaners Supervisor Occupation

Job Duties:

• Supervise and coordinates activities of workers engaged in cleaning bottle house, and bottling equipment machines
• Train workers in operation of equipment
• Observe draining, dismantling and cleaning of machines, like bottle washing, can dumping, case unloading, filling, labeling and pasteurizing machines
• Examine machines for conformance to cleanliness criteria standards
• Read gauges and thermometers on pasteurizing bottle washing machines to verify specified operating temperatures
• Perform other duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title.

Bottle Inspector Occupation

Job Duties:

• Tend beverage inspection machine, equipped with photoelectric cell, that automatically detects rejects filled beverage bottles containing solid impurities
• Start conveyor that conveys bottles filled with alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages through inspection machine
• Remove rejected bottles from reject tray examines contents of bottles in front of inspection light to verify presence of solid impurities
• Drop bottles containing impurities in refuge container for disposal
• Observe bottles on conveyor to detect jamming or bottle defects, like chips cracks
• Drop defective bottles in refuse container for disposal
• Remove fallen or other bottles blocking feed or discharge openings of inspection machine replaces bottles on conveyor
• Periodically places test bottle in feed opening of inspection machine examines reject tray for bottle to make sure that machine is operative.

Bottled beverage Inspector Occupation

Job Duties:

• Tend beverage inspection machine, equipped with photoelectric cell, that automatically detects rejects filled beverage bottles containing solid impurities
• Start conveyor that conveys bottles filled with alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages through inspection machine
• Remove rejected bottles from reject tray examines contents of bottles in front of inspection light to verify presence of solid impurities
• Drop bottles containing impurities in refuge container for disposal
• Observe bottles on conveyor to detect jamming or bottle defects, like chips cracks
• Drop defective bottles in refuse container for disposal
• Remove fallen or other bottles blocking feed or discharge openings of inspection machine replaces bottles on conveyor
• Periodically places test bottle in feed opening of inspection machine examines reject tray for bottle to make sure that machine is operative.

Bottling line Attendant Occupation

Job Duties:

• Prepare filled whiskey bottles for packing shipping, performing any combination of following duties
• Paste labels tax stamps on filled whiskey bottles as bottles pass on conveyor
• Examine bottles to ascertain that labels stamps have been correctly applied
• Straighten labels stamps on bottles
• Press stamps on necks of bottles
• Wipe excess glue moisture from bottles
• Pack whiskey bottles into cartons
• Paste identification labels on cartons
• May be known according to task performed as Bottle-Label Inspector beverage , Stamp Presser beverage , Strip-Stamp Straightener beverage .

Brew House Supervisor Occupation

Job Duties:

• Supervise coordinates activities of workers in brewhouse of malt liquor establishment
• Train workers in operation of equipment
• Inspect & evaluates milling, mashing, brewing and cooling operations for defining conformance to laboratory report specifications established production procedures
• Observe time, temperature, and pressure recording charts on machines compares readings with work order specifications
• Conduct iodine tests of mash specific gravity tests of malt to define completeness of mashing operations
• Perform other duties as described under Supervisor any industry Master Title.