Description
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.
Alternative labels
tend grinding mill machines
mind grinding mill machines
watch grinding mill machines
look after grinding mill machines
tend a grinding mill machine
take care of grinding mill machines
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Tend grinding mill machine is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Coffee grinder: Coffee grinders operate grinding machines to grind coffee beans to specified fineness.
Brew house operator: Brew house operators monitor the processes of mashing, lautering and boiling of raw materials. They make sure that the brewing vessels are clean correctly and timely. They supervise the work in the brew house and operate the brew house equipment to deliver brews of good quality within the specified time.
Oil mill operator: Oil mill operators tend mills to extract oil from oilseed following an artisanal techniques.
Distillery miller: Distillery millers tend distillery mills in order to clean and grind whole grain for use in production of distilled liquors. They tend cleaning machines to remove impurities from grains followed by the grinding and weighing of grains. They perform daily maintenance on pumps, air-conveyor chutes and machines.
Miller: Millers tend mills to grind cereal crops to obtain flour. They regulate the flow of materials that go into mills and adjust the grind to a specified fineness. They ensure basic maintenance and cleaning of equipments. They evaluate sample of product to verify fineness of grind.
Cocoa mill operator: Cocoa mill operators tend machines to pulverise cacao beans into powder of specified fineness. They use air classification systems that separate powder based on its density. Moreover, they weigh, bag, and stack the product.
Liquor grinding mill operator: Liquor grinding mill operators run mills that grind cracked cocoa beans or nibs of cocoa bean paste as to obtain liquid chocolate of specified consistency. They operate hoppers by sliding their gates to release cocoa nibs which then go through grinding stones.
Optional skill
Tend grinding mill machine is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
References
- Tend grinding mill machine – ESCO