jobalob Browse careers

Is being a food cooking machine operator a good fit for you?

Runs industrial cookers, fryers and kettles that cook food on a large scale. Checks temperatures and timing.

What the work involves

  • Cleans and sterilises equipment and the cooking area with hoses and cleaning solutions.
  • Reads work orders and recipes to find cooking times, temperatures and ingredients.
  • Watches gauges and dials and adjusts controls to keep temperature, pressure and flow right.
  • Weighs or measures ingredients using scales or measuring containers.

The interests that suit it

People in this work tend to be hands-on and organising. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.

Hands-onStrong. Building, fixing, and working with tools, machines, animals or the outdoors.
CuriousLow. Finding things out, solving problems, and working with ideas and data.
CreativeLow. Making things: art, writing, music, design and performance.
HelpingLow. Teaching, caring for and supporting people.
PersuadingLow. Leading, selling, and making the calls.
OrganisingSome. Keeping things in order: records, numbers and systems.

How much training it needs

Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.

Find out if it fits you

Answer quick questions about what you like doing and what keeps you going. We match you with roles from over 900 kinds of work, and you can see if a food cooking machine operator is one of yours.

Free. About 15 minutes. No account.

Start my free match

Similar kinds of work