Occupation Atlasdryer attendant
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/804f1ae2-429c-48a9-9858-d5d42df144eb
dryer attendant
Dryer attendants tend rotary dryers to remove moisture from raw materials or food products in transformation. They observe instruments to verify dryer temperature and regulate steam pressure in order to determine if products have the specified moisture content.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.86
- C Conventional4.16
- E Enterprising1.83
- I Investigative1.60
- S Social1.26
- A Artistic1.11
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders (51-3091.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (30)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- adjust drying process to goods
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply different roasting methods
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- check processing parameters
- collect samples for analysis
- compare roasted grains to a standard
- control steam flows
- ensure public safety and security
- ensure sanitation
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- follow production schedule
- follow verbal instructions
- follow written instructions
- food dehydration processes
- food preservation
- food safety principles
- grain dehydration recipes
- handle flammable substances
- maintain industrial ovens
- mark differences in colours
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- operate industrial ovens
- secure goods
- tend drying equipment
- tend fans for machines
Optional (13)
- act reliably
- colour ranges of roasting
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- have computer literacy
- label samples
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- mix grain according to recipe
- set up equipment for food production
- stand high temperatures
- temperature scales
- work according to recipe
- work in a food processing team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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