Cider Maker
Ferment apple juice until it’s a tasty, alcoholic cider.
Tends crystallizers that agitate mixture of crystallized sugar and massecuite while it cools to prevent solidification and to allow sugar crystals to grow: Opens valves on signal from SUGAR BOILER to permit strike to flow into mixing tanks. Starts agitators to prevent sugar crystals and massecuite from separating. Turns valves to maintain level, temperature, and consistency of sugar mass in crystallizers. Steams out empty crystallizers to remove and recover hard sugar adhering to agitators, tank sides, and piping. Maintains records, such as equipment power and temperature readings and disposition of sugar strikes.
Reliable: You can always be counted on to do a good job.
Calm Under Pressure: You keep your cool when dealing with highly stressful situations.
Detail Oriented: You pay close attention to all the little details.
Nationally: $19,000 – $46,000
Main education level: Certificate
source: US Dept of Labor