Cocoa Press Operator Stationary Plant & Machine Operators

The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.

Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.

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

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

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

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

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 …

Check processing parameters to keep under control the technological processes.

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 …

Disassembles equipment using hand tools in order to clean equipments and to perform regular operational maintenance.

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

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

Work with a weighing machine to measure raw, half-finished and finished products.

Screen cocoa beans to select the appropriate beans for roasting and grinding. See to it that the selected beans conform to quality standards. Clean cocoa beans with minor defects.

Separate by-products of the cocoa pressing process, such as chocolate liquor and cocoa cakes, from the cocoa butter.

Use adequate recipients to store the outputs after pressing the cocoa. Fill pots with chocolate liquor, extrude specified amounts of cocoa butter into holding tank, and eject cocoa cakes onto …

Taste cocoa beans after roasting and make sure that there are no raw or burned flavours.

Operate one or more hydraulic cocoa presses to remove specified amounts of cocoa butter from chocolate liquor.

The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

Dispose or collect food waste with the purpose of recycling or throwing away from the production process. Follow established procedures for their disposal taking care of the environment and the …

Make sure to comply with environmental legislation in food production. Understand the legislation related to environmental matters in food manufacturing and apply it in practice.

Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to …

Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

Collaborate in a team with other food processing professionals in service of the food and beverages industry.

Examining the type ofcocoa bean delivered by suppliers and matching it to the desired product.