Oilseed presser jobs in Finland
Oilseed pressers operate hydraulic presses that extracts oil from oilseed.
Oilseed presser – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 15.06 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 11.70 €/h |
| Top tenth | 20.38 €/h |
| Employees | 142 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 14.39 €/h | 61 |
| Men | 16.19 €/h | 81 |
Oilseed presser - Which skills are essential?
Tend hydraulic press to extract oil from seeds.
Crush seeds by passing the seeds or kernels between steel rollers.
Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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.
Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.
Clean waste materials from machine using the adequate equipment or appliances as to ensure smooth operations, avoid accidents, and maintain clean working place.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Use machines to weigh and mix vegetable oils for products, such as salad oils, shortening and margarine, according to formula.
Oil seed process from cleaning the oil bearing seed, decorticating the seed, crushing, conditioning and heating, to filtering and neutralising.
Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
Perform preliminary operations to raw materials such as cracking, shelling and dehulling before the oil extraction.
Operate press that separates juice from pomace. Start up the conveyor that transports pomace to the disintegrating machine.
Operate pumping machines according to specific procedures and depending on the kind of product. Ensure correct quantities and adequate feeding for the process.
Refine edible oils to make them suitable for human consumption. Remove impurities and toxic substances performing processes such as bleaching, deodorisation and cooling.
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.
Regulate steam pressure and temperatures according to specifications.
Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.
Managing moisture levels of oil seeds and adjust process accordingly.
Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.
Oilseed presser - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Set up machinery and equipment for food production. Make sure that controls, settings, and input requirements are according to the required standards.
Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.
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.
The distinction between dietary fats that come fromanimals and oils derived from vegetables.
Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.
Oil or grease the parts of the machines and equipment that need to be lubricated. Follow safety procedures to do so.
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.
Use presses and filters to extract juice from fruit.
Applying mechanical engineering principles to edible oil seed such as the installation of machinery, repair, and welding practices, steam equipment installation and the applications of this equipment in the processing of oil seeds and the production of the oil.
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.
Adapt service approach when circumstances change.
Collaborate in a team with other food processing professionals in service of the food and beverages industry.
Analyse characteristics, composition, and other properties of food products at reception.
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.
Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.