A professional who tends press that separates residue from cocoa butter. Respnsibilities include:

• Reads pressure gauge and starts pump that forces unrefined cocoa butter through filter screen to separate residue from oil and transfers refined cocoa butter to storage.
• Unclamps door of filter to remove screen and gain access to interior of machine.
• Flushes and removes residue from screen and filter interior, using scraper and water hose.
• May treat cocoa butter with prescribed amounts of charcoal and clay to deodorize cocoa butter in treatment tank and filter press.
• May tend centrifuge to separate cocoa butter from residue and be designated Centrifugal Separator.