Job Description:

• 1) Tends machine that washes raw fruits or vegetables, preparatory to processing, canning, freezing, or packing: Opens valve to fill machine with water and adds prescribed cleaning agents.

• 2) Dumps raw fruits or vegetables into machine hopper and starts conveyor that carries produce through machine.

• 3) Drains, cleans, and refills machine at designated intervals.

• 4) May lubricate machine and make minor repairs.

• 5) When operating washer with waxing unit attached, may be designated Washing-And-Waxing-Machine Operator.

• 6) May be designated according to commodity washed as Apple Washer; Carrot Washer; Orange Washer.