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Refining Machine Operator
$47,884 (USD)/yr
$23.02 (USD)/hr
$680 (USD)/yr
The average refining machine operator gross salary in Los Angeles, California is $47,884 or an equivalent hourly rate of $23. This is 12% higher (+$5,178) than the average refining machine operator salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $680. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Los Angeles, California. An entry level refining machine operator (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $39,686. On the other end, a senior level refining machine operator (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $57,579.
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Salary Potential
$53,786 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Refining Machine Operator will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Los Angeles, California is 74% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
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Job Description
Operates refining machines equipped with rollers to grind chocolate paste in accordance with specifications: starts conveyor to feed chocolate into refiner hoppers. Feels consistency of chocolate in hoppers to determine grinding required. Turns handwheels on machine to adjust clearance between rollers. Opens hopper and starts machine that feeds chocolate between rollers of refining machine. Observes thermometer or feels rollers and... turns water valves to obtain specified temperature of rollers. Examines, feels, and tastes ground chocolate paste to ascertain if color, texture, and taste meet standards. Collects sample of paste for laboratory analysis. May observe flowmeters and turn valves to measure out cocoa butter, vegetable oil, and other ingredients, according to formula, and to fortify chocolate in mixing tanks. May scoop refined chocolate paste into wheeled troughs or barrels. May weigh and transport barrels to cold storage rooms, using handtruck.
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