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Canning And Preservatives - Occupations Duties

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Observe blanched skinned almonds on conveyor belt emerging from blanching machine removes almonds with skins missed by machine
Rubs or squeezes almonds between fingers to remove skins
May rub or squeeze skins from almonds that have been immersed in hot water dumped into trays.

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Tend almond-blanching machine that removes skins from almonds
Turn valves to fill kettle of machine with water to admit steam into heating chamber of kettle
Observe steam pressure & water temperature gauges and turns valves to regulate steam pressure water temperature, according to specifications
Actuate machine to start flow of almonds into kettle
Turn handwheel to adjust rollers that squeeze skins from almonds
Observe blanched skinned almonds as they emerge from blanching machine makes necessary adjustments to machine to make sure that skins are removed.

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Tend machine that dices, halves, slices, or slivers almond meats
Install specified cutting blades, using handtools
Actuate machine to start flow of almond meats into machine
Examine cut almond meats to check for conformance with cutting specifications
Adjust cutting blades as required
Insert different blades into machine to accommodate various sizes of almonds
Sharpen blades with file or bench grinder
May be designated according to function of machine tended as Dicer-Machine Operator can. and preserv. , Halver-Machine Operator can. and preserv. , Slicer-Machine Operator can. and preserv. , Sliver-Machine Operator can. preserv. .

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Tend machine that removes hulls foreign matter from almonds
Start machine dumps almonds into hopper of machine
Move levers to control flow of almonds from hopper to machine that agitates screens or cylinders to remove hulls from almonds
Turn valve to regulate pressure and directional flow of air that separates loose hulls, twigs foreign matter from nuts
Observe almonds as they pass on conveyor belt from machine to ascertain that hulls are removed
Change screens or adjusts cylinders of machine to accommodate different varieties of almonds, using wrench
May nail covers on crates filled with hulled almonds.

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Tend machine that mixes water salt to prepare brine solution for use in preserving or separating food products
Turn valves to transfer solution from mixing machine to storage or separator tanks
Test specific gravity of solution with hydrometer adds water or salt to bring solution to specified density
May clean machinery equipment, using steam hose, soap, and brushes.

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Clean packs fish eggs for commercial purposes
Rubs clusters of eggs over screen to separate eggs according to size
Dump eggs into vat of cleaning solution to remove blood into barrel of brine to cure eggs
Shovel processed eggs into containers for shipment, or fills jars with eggs, using scoop
May prepare curing cleaning solutions, according to formula.

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Remove sealed cans or jars of food products from conveyor dumps or stacks them in metal basket
May load basket in layers, using hydraulic mechanism to lower each layer to table level
May move baskets within plant or through cooling tank, using trucks or hoist.

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Assist Blending-Tank Tender beverage, can. and preserv. 520.685-030 by directing filling of holding tanks performing related duties
Pull latch of lid-locking hinge or clips metal band holding lid on barrel of juice concentrate, using clippers, to remove lid from barrel
Signal Industrial-Truck Operator any industry 921.683-050 by hand to guide lifting positioning of barrel adjacent to opening of holding tank
Manually holds barrel in contact with tank opening as barrel is tilted to dump juice concentrate into tank
Spray inside of barrel to wash remaining concentrate into tank, using hose
Turn valve of holding tank as directed by Blending-Tank Tender beverage, can. and preserv. to open flow of concentrate into blending tank to fill blending tank to specified capacity
Clean residue and film from equipment floors following processing, using waterhose, cleaning solution, brushes, and rags.

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Examine shellfish meats under ultraviolet light removes pieces of shell, preparatory to canning
Place tray of shelled meats on table, or observes meats passing on conveyor under ultraviolet generators that cause shell particles to glow
Turn & stirs meats by hand to view all sides and picks out discards bits of shell, viscera and foreign matter.

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Rearrange containers of fruit stacked in tiers in ripening room to expose all fruit equally to room temperature during ripening period
May truck fruit in out of ripening room.