Job Description:

• 1) Tends equipment that mixes and churns ingredients to produce margarine: Turns valves to admit preweighed ingredients, such as milk, water, and oil, into mixing vat.

• 2) Weighs or measures additives, such as emulsifier, preservatives, salt, and vitamins, according to formula, using scale or graduate.

• 3) Dumps additives into mixing vat.

• 4) Starts agitator that blends and emulsifies ingredients.

• 5) Observes temperature gauge and adjusts steam valve to maintain specified temperature in vat.

• 6) Stops agitator after specified period of time, and turns valve to transfer ingredients to cooling unit.

• 7) May pasteurize milk.

• 8) May test milk for acidity.

• 9) May disassemble and clean stock lines, and change filtering apparatus.

• 10) May mix ingredients for vegetable shortening and be designated Shortening Mixer.