Oil mill operator

Oil mill operators tend mills to extract oil from oilseed following an artisanal techniques.

Includes people using artisanal oils.
Excludes people using electrical equipment, chemical or industrial processes using hydraulic presses.

The following job titles also refer to oil mill operator:

oil field mill worker
oil mill operative
oil milling operative

No formal educational credential is generally required to work as an oil mill operator.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Oil mill operator is a Skill level 2 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to oil mill operator.

clarifier
oilseed presser
starch extraction operator
cocoa mill operator
bulk filler

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of oil mill operator. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of oil mill operator with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

water treatment systems operator
green coffee coordinator
dairy processing technician
green coffee buyer
animal feed supervisor

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of oil mill operator.

• Origin of dietary fats and oils: The distinction between dietary fats that come fromanimals and oils derived from vegetables.
• Components of oil seeds: Chemical constituents of oil seeds, hull content, oil content and the effect of planting and harvesting at the right time for oil extraction.
• Oil seed process: Oil seed process from cleaning the oil bearing seed, decorticating the seed, crushing, conditioning and heating, to filtering and neutralising.

These skills are necessary for the role of oil mill operator.

• Disassemble equipment: Disassembles equipment using hand tools in order to clean equipments and to perform regular operational maintenance.
• Crush seeds: Crush seeds by passing the seeds or kernels between steel rollers.
• Filter edible oils: Filter oil as one of the processes of oil extraction. Pump oil, using equipment such as sifters or cloths, and adhere to health and safety regulations.
• Tend equipment for oil extraction: Tend equipment that strains stearin from vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, corn oil, and cottonseed oil to produce salad oil. Chill the oil in a chilling tank for the specified time to solidify stearin. Use air pressure to force oil through filters and trap suspended stearin.
• Clean waste materials from machines: Clean waste materials from machine using the adequate equipment or appliances as to ensure smooth operations, avoid accidents, and maintain clean working place.
• Apply HACCP: Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
• Tend mixing oil machine: Use machines to weigh and mix vegetable oils for products, such as salad oils, shortening and margarine, according to formula.
• Be at ease in unsafe environments: Be at ease in unsafe environments like being exposed to dust, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, sub-freezing and cold storage areas, noise, wet floors and moving lift equipment.
• Adhere to organisational guidelines: Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
• Pump products: Operate pumping machines according to specific procedures and depending on the kind of product. Ensure correct quantities and adequate feeding for the process.
• Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages: Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
• Apply GMP: Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Monitor oil blending process: Monitor the blending process of oil. Make adjustments to blending process according to results of tests.
• Tend grinding mill machine: Operate a grinding mill that grinds grains such as cereals, cocoa beans or coffee beans to obtain powders or pastes with different consistencies and grain sizes.
• Manage moisture of seeds: Managing moisture levels of oil seeds and adjust process accordingly.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of oil mill operator. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Health, safety and hygiene legislation: The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of oil mill operator. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Set up equipment for food production: Set up machinery and equipment for food production. Make sure that controls, settings, and input requirements are according to the required standards.
• Act reliably: Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.
• Work independently in service of a food production process: Work individually as an important element in service of a food production process. This function is executed individually with little or no supervision or collaboration with colleagues.
• Operate grinding machine: Start grinding machine and regulate flow of grain from hopper.
• Perform cleaning duties: Perform cleaning duties such as waste removal, vacuuming, emptying bins, and general cleaning of the working area. Cleaning activities should follow health and safety regulations if required.
• Follow written instructions: Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.
• Monitor milled food products: Monitor milled food products to make sure they comply with production requirements and quality standards.
• Keep machines oiled for steady functioning: Oil or grease the parts of the machines and equipment that need to be lubricated. Follow safety procedures to do so.
• Liaise with colleagues: Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.
• Follow hygienic procedures during food processing: Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
• Dispose food waste: Dispose or collect food waste with the purpose of recycling or throwing away from the production process. Follow established procedures for their disposal taking care of the environment and the safety matters according to legislations.
• Liaise with managers: Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production: Make sure to comply with environmental legislation in food production. Understand the legislation related to environmental matters in food manufacturing and apply it in practice.
• Label samples: Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.
• Follow verbal instructions: Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.

7514 – Fruit, vegetable and related preservers

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References

1. Oil mill operator – ESCO