Profession oil mill operator

Oil mill operators tend mills to extract oil from oilseed following an artisanal techniques.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Components of oil seeds

  Chemical constituents of oil seeds, hull content, oil content and the effect of planting and harvesting at the right time for oil extraction.

• Origin of dietary fats and oils

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

• Oil seed process

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

Skills

• Be at ease in unsafe environments

  Be at ease in unsafe environments like being exposed to dust, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, sub-freezing and cold storage areas, noise, wet floors and moving lift equipment.

• Adhere to organisational guidelines

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

• Apply HACCP

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

• Filter edible oils

  Filter oil as one of the processes of oil extraction. Pump oil, using equipment such as sifters or cloths, and adhere to health and safety regulations.

• Apply GMP

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

• Monitor oil blending process

  Monitor the blending process of oil. Make adjustments to blending process according to results of tests.

• Crush seeds

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

• Disassemble equipment

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

• Tend equipment for oil extraction

  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 specified time to solidify stearin. Use air pressure to force oil through filters and trap suspended stearin.

• Tend grinding mill machine

  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.

• Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages

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

• Tend mixing oil machine

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

• Manage moisture of seeds

  Managing moisture levels of oil seeds and adjust process accordingly.

• Pump products

  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 machines

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

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB