§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

dryer attendant

Dryer attendants tend rotary dryers to remove moisture from raw materials or food products in transformation.

Description

Dryer attendants tend rotary dryers to remove moisture from raw materials or food products in transformation. They observe instruments to verify dryer temperature and regulate steam pressure in order to determine if products have the specified moisture content.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

food safety principles food dehydration processes grain dehydration recipes food preservation

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

colour ranges of roasting temperature scales

Practical Skills

OPTIONALOptional competences

label samples ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production stand high temperatures act reliably liaise with colleagues set up equipment for food production work according to recipe work in a food processing team mix grain according to recipe have computer literacy liaise with managers

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)