In the Air Force:
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Apprentice; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Craftsman; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Helper; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Journeyman
In the Army:
Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer; Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer; Utilities Equipment Repairer; Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
In the Coast Guard:
Machinery Technician; Marine Safety Specialist Engineer; Naval Engineering Specialty
In the Marine Corps:
Cryogenics Equipment Operator; Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician; Support Equipment Electrician/Refrigeration and Engine/Gas Turbine Technician
In the Navy:
Aviation Support Equipment Technician; Cryogenics Technician, Overseas Shore Based Equipment Operator/Maintainer; Engineman; Fireman; Gas Turbine System Technician (Electrical); NAMTS Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician; Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Technician; Shore-Based Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician; Support Equipment Air Conditioning and Mobile Maintenance Facility (MMF) Technician; Support Equipment Cryogenic Mechanic
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders run equipment that cools or freezes food, blood plasma, chemicals, and other items. They operate cooling equipment such as refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels. These workers monitor gauges and adjust controls to keep conditions within optimal ranges. They assemble equipment, start machines, stir material, and correct machinery malfunctions. Workers may need to weigh packages of frozen products. They also record temperature information, the amount of materials processed, and note any test results on report forms. Workers in this field are likely to be exposed to hazardous materials and extreme temperatures, so they typically wear safety equipment much of the time. There are no specific education requirements, although professional certifications may be helpful for applying to some positions.
What they do:
Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
On the job, you would:
Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
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.
Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
manufacture and distribution of products
food production
Arts and Humanities
English language
Engineering and Technology
mechanical
Business
management
Basic Skills
thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Hand and Finger Use
keep your arm or hand steady
hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
notice when problems happen
use rules to solve problems
Verbal
communicate by speaking
communicate by writing
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Self Control
Integrity
Leadership
Initiative
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Electronic mail software
Google Gmail
no high school diploma/GED or certificate after high school usually needed
In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
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