A professional who controls battery of steam-jacketed kettles that cook ingredients for preparation of dog and cat foods. Respnsibilities include:

• Dumps or pours premeasured amounts of water and ground meat into kettles.
• Starts agitator to mix ingredients.
• Opens steam valve and observes thermometer reading to heat contents and to maintain specified temperature.
• Dumps specified amounts of seasoning, chemical solution, and grain into mixture at designated intervals.
• Opens valves to allow mixtures to circulate through other kettles.
• Observes mixture for required viscosity and closes valves upon completion of cooking cycle.
• Starts pumps to transfer contents from kettles to tank of filling machines.