Liquor Grinding Mill Operator Stationary Plant & Machine Operators

Types of chocolate such as milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, unsweetened chocolate and raw chocolate.

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The Little Book of Chocolate

Summersdale Publishers

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Variety of cocoa beans like criollo, forastero, trinitario and their properties and characteristics to foresee the type of chocolate the cocoa can yield.

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 …

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.

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

Analyse milled cocoa density according to the requirements and product specifications. Apply findings to determine how much milling is needed to obtain the required fineness of the cocoa.

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

Pre-grind cocoa nibs to a paste-like consistency.

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.

Operate a grinding mill that grinds grains such as cereals, cocoa beans or coffee beans to obtain powders or pastes with different consistencies and grain sizes.

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

Process to transform cacao to chocolate where the seeds of the cacao tree are fermented to develop the flavour. Process from beginning to the end including the drying of the …

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The Manufacture of Chocolate and Other Cacao Preparations

Zipperer

2025

Details of milling operations related to grind size, particle size distribution, heat evolution. Milling processes for different cereals and grains.

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

Oil or grease the parts of the machines and equipment that need to be lubricated. Follow safety procedures to do so.

Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.

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.

Set up machinery and equipment for food production. Make sure that controls, settings, and input requirements are according to the required standards.

Operate a machine that removes from cocoa beans such foreign materials as stones and dirt.