Will AI Replace Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders?

Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Measure or weigh specified amounts of ingredients or materials, and load them into tanks, vats, hoppers, or other equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Adjust machine or freezer speed and air intake to obtain desired consistency and amount of product.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inspect and flush lines with solutions or steam, and spray equipment with sterilizing solutions.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Load and position wrapping paper, sticks, bags, or cartons into dispensing machines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Start agitators to blend contents, or start beater, scraper, and expeller blades to mix contents with air and prevent sticking.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Insert forming fixtures, and start machines that cut frozen products into measured portions or specified shapes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Place or position containers into equipment, and remove containers after completion of cooling or freezing processes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Scrape, dislodge, or break excess frost, ice, or frozen product from equipment to prevent accumulation, using hands and hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Activate mechanical rakes to regulate flow of ice from storage bins to vats.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Stir material with spoons or paddles to mix ingredients or allow even cooling and prevent coagulation.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.