Job Description:

• 1) Tends almond-blanching machine that removes skins from almonds: Turns valves to fill kettle of machine with water and to admit steam into heating chamber of kettle.

• 2) Observes steam pressure and water temperature gauges, and turns valves to regulate steam pressure and water temperature, according to specifications.

• 3) Actuates machine to start flow of almonds into kettle.

• 4) Turns handwheel to adjust rollers that squeeze skins from almonds.

• 5) Observes blanched almonds as they emerge from blanching machine and makes necessary adjustments to machine to ensure that skins are removed.