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Overview
Hydrogenation machine operators run equipment that processes base oils for margarine and shortening, controlling flow, temperature, ingredients and hydrogenation levels.
In job descriptions, look for edible oil processing, HACCP, GMP, mixing machines, pumps, mechanical maintenance, chemical processes, oil hardness checks and food manufacturing requirements.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Hydrogenation machine operator work happens on food-production equipment for edible oils. Operators monitor mixing, pumping, temperature, flow and hydrogenation levels so margarine or shortening inputs meet process requirements.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes chemical processes, mechanical tools, HACCP, GMP, oil hardness checks, ingredient administration, pump operation, mechanical maintenance and safe routines around industrial processing equipment.
Salary context
Salary context depends on shift pattern, production scale, food-safety responsibility, process monitoring, mechanical intervention, hazardous-environment exposure and how much quality checking or line coordination the operator owns.
Career paths
Career paths can move from food machine operation into process technician work, line leadership, quality control, maintenance coordination, edible-oil specialization or broader food-manufacturing supervision.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name hydrogenation, edible oils, mixing machines, pumps, process temperatures, HACCP or GMP routines, oil hardness testing, mechanical maintenance and responsibility for production records.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for this occupation. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is blending plant operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Food Batchmakers
51-3092.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
10.4Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0085f271-5999-4d42-b879-75c3b4269883 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8160.39 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |