Oilseed Presser Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers

Oil seed process from cleaning the oil bearing seed, decorticating the seed, crushing, conditioning and heating, to filtering and neutralising.

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Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

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.

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.

Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.

Operate pumping machines according to specific procedures and depending on the kind of product. Ensure correct quantities and adequate feeding for the process.

Clean waste materials from machine using the adequate equipment or appliances as to ensure smooth operations, avoid accidents, and maintain clean working place.

Crush seeds by passing the seeds or kernels between steel rollers.

Tend hydraulic press to extract oil from seeds.

Managing moisture levels of oil seeds and adjust process accordingly.

Perform preliminary operations to raw materials such as cracking, shelling and dehulling before the oil extraction.

Refine edible oils to make them suitable for human consumption. Remove impurities and toxic substances performing processes such as bleaching, deodorisation and cooling.

Regulate steam pressure and temperatures according to specifications.

Tend equipment that strains stearin from vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, corn oil, and cottonseed oil to produce salad oil. Chill the oil in a chilling tank for the …

Use machines to weigh and mix vegetable oils for products, such as salad oils, shortening and margarine, according to formula.

Operate press that separates juice from pomace. Start up the conveyor that transports pomace to the disintegrating machine.

The distinction between dietary fats that come fromanimals and oils derived from vegetables.

Applying mechanical engineering principles to edible oil seed such as the installation of machinery, repair, and welding practices, steam equipment installation and the applications of this equipment in the processing …

Analyse characteristics, composition, and other properties of food products at reception.

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.

Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.

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.

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

Use presses and filters to extract juice from fruit.