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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products S8.5.4 - operating food processing machinery Control open-fire kettles
Description
Control open-fire kettles, steam-jacketed kettles, batch cookers, or continuous pressure cookers to cook gum, candy, and other confectionery ingredients according to formula.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Kettle tenderKettle tenders operate machines that mix chewing gum base with sugar or sweetener. They follow procedures to place gum base in containers and then direct it to flow into…
Related skills
- Follow written instructions
- Temperature scales
- Follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- Lift heavy weights
- Ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- Follow verbal instructions
- Apply GMP
- Chemical aspects of sugar
- Carry out checks of production plant equipment
- Monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- Operate automated process control
Last updated on February 18, 2026
