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Overview
Cacao bean roasters set up and run equipment used to process cacao beans, including continuous roasters, crackers, fanning systems, drying equipment and grinding machinery.
In job descriptions, look for cacao or cocoa processing, roasting parameters, dryers, grinders, crackers, product flow, cleaning routines, food production hygiene, batch records and quality checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Cacao bean roasters work in food production areas where beans move through roasting, cracking, drying and grinding equipment. The job is practical machine operation with attention to flow, cleanliness and consistent processing.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes setting up roasters, watching temperature and timing, handling drying and grinding equipment, keeping product streams separate, cleaning food-contact areas and recording batches.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production scale, shift pattern, responsibility for several machines, batch traceability, cleaning duties, quality checks and whether the work includes changeovers or troubleshooting.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior food process operator, chocolate production technician, roasting lead, quality control, maintenance support or production coordination.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name cacao beans, cocoa processing, roasting, cracking, fanning, drying, grinding, food hygiene, batch records and sensory or quality checks.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
51-3093.00
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Open in O*NETFood and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
51-3091.00
O*NET occupation is broader
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6725a5bb-b79d-4128-9494-089389ae2a48 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8160.9 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |