Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine and equipment that deposit tempered chocolate into molds to form bars, blocks, and assorted figures: Opens valves to draw chocolate from tempering kettle or automatic tempering equipment into water-jacketed depositor of molding machine.

• 2) Observes thermometer and turns valves to admit and circulate water in jacket to maintain specified temperature of chocolate in depositor.

• 3) Adjusts piston stroke of depositor that forces measured amounts of chocolate into conveyorized molds, using handtools.

• 4) Turns handwheel to adjust speed of conveyor.

• 5) Starts machine.

• 6) Weighs filled molds to ensure that weight of chocolate casts meet specifications.

• 7) Observes thermometer and turns thermostat and valve to control temperature in cooling tunnel.

• 8) Observes action of machine to ensure that molds do not jam.

• 9) May temper chocolate.