A professional who operates equipment to process ingredients, such as oil, emulsifier, stabilizer, liquid sugar, and flavorings into whipped topping. Respnsibilities include:

• Turns valves and starts pump to transfer mixed batch through equipment, such as blending tank, versator, pasteurizer, homogenizer, and colloid mill and into storage tank.
• Adjusts colloid mill to reduce liquid particles to specified emulsion size.
• Observes gauges and adjusts valves to control temperature and pressure when pasteurizing, homogenizing, and cooling product.
• Observes gauge on storage tank to ensure maintenance of specified stock level.
• Turns valve to blanket product with carbon dioxide to prevent contamination.
• Cleans equipment, using water, solvents, and brushes.