Cocoa press operator jobs in Finland
Cocoa press operators tend one or more hydraulic cocoa presses to remove specified amounts of cocoa butter (natural oil of cocoa bean) from chocolate liquor.
Cocoa press operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 16.88 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 12.74 €/h |
| Top tenth | 23.48 €/h |
| Employees | 14,875 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16.31 €/h | 6,974 |
| Men | 17.42 €/h | 7,901 |
Cocoa press operator - Which skills are essential?
Disassembles equipment using hand tools in order to clean equipments and to perform regular operational maintenance.
Screen cocoa beans to select the appropriate beans for roasting and grinding. See to it that the selected beans conform to quality standards. Clean cocoa beans with minor defects.
Check processing parameters to keep under control the technological processes.
Clean machinery used for food or beverage production processes. Prepare the appropriate solutions for cleaning. Prepare all parts and assure that they are clean enough to avoid deviation or errors in the production process.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.
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.
Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.
Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
Separate by-products of the cocoa pressing process, such as chocolate liquor and cocoa cakes, from the cocoa butter.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Carry out checks of the machinery and equipment used in the production plant. Ensure that the machinery is working properly, set machines before usage, and assure continuous operability of the equipment.
Use adequate recipients to store the outputs after pressing the cocoa. Fill pots with chocolate liquor, extrude specified amounts of cocoa butter into holding tank, and eject cocoa cakes onto conveyor.
Work with a weighing machine to measure raw, half-finished and finished products.
Taste cocoa beans after roasting and make sure that there are no raw or burned flavours.
Operate one or more hydraulic cocoa presses to remove specified amounts of cocoa butter from chocolate liquor.
Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.
Cocoa press operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Execute multiple tasks at the same time, being aware of key priorities.
Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.
The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.
Examining the type ofcocoa bean delivered by suppliers and matching it to the desired product.
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.
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.
Collaborate in a team with other food processing professionals in service of the food and beverages industry.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
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.