Sector
Food Industry
Keyword

Evaporator Operator, Sugar

Evaporator Attendant

Minimum ITI Diploma

Minimum experience of 2 to 4 years in a relevant field

The tasks an Evaporator Operator, Sugar is expected to perform include:

Boiling the sugarcane juice in evaporators so as to evaporate the excess water

Obtaining the specified consistency of the boiling sugarcane syrup for the manufacture of sugar

Operating the valves to add the juice in the evaporator up to the prescribed level

Starting the vacuum pump to create a vacuum

Exhausting the steam into the evaporator for heating the juice to the boiling point

Regulating the temperature and pressure gauges

Transferring the boiling juice from one evaporator to another by operating the valves

Re-boiling the juice in each evaporator for forming a syrup of the required consistency

Checking the syrup samples frequently drawn from the last evaporator

Releasing the syrup for storage in the tank for further processing

Ensuring that the air leakage is in line to prevent disturbances in boiling

Keeping all the records of data relating to the working of the evaporators

Using live steam if the temperature of the exhaust steam falls considerably

Skilled in taking time, temperature, pressure and volume readings

Proficient in using the hydrometer

Skilled in achieving the required consistency of the sugar syrup

Proficient in attending to more than one evaporator

Skilled at operating the vacuum pump to create a vacuum

Efficient in regulating the temperature and pressure gauges

Skilled in maintaining the boiling equipment

Not applicable

Safety-oriented

Hardworking

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Result-oriented

It is not a desk job

Need not supervise a team

Local travelling is not a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available

Work from home option is not available

Working hours
Companies usually work for 6/7 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company

Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?
No

This job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous as per The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)

For freshers - INR 6,000 to INR 7,000 per month

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

The Food Industry in India

The Indian Brand Equity Foundation in their report on the food industry of India have referred to this industry as the highest profit incurring sector considering the scope it has to offer for value addition. In particular the food processing industry getting in India has been recognized as a high-priority area. This is because the food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth.

The latest figures have revealed that the total food production in India is likely to double in the next 10 years as the country?s domestic food market is estimated to reach US$ 258 billion by 2015.

Considering all the world data the Indian food and grocery market is the world?s sixth largest with its retail contributing 70 per cent of the sales. It is projected to grow at the rate of 104 per cent, touching US$ 482 billion by 2020. This indicates a vast scope for both investors and exporters.

India is the largest consumer of sugar in the world and consumes around 16 million tonnes of sugar per annum. The Indian sugar industry has a total turnover of INR 500 billion per annum and contributes almost INR 22.5 billion to the central and state exchequer as tax and excise duty every year according to the sources of Ministry of Food and Government of India.

Given all these figures it is safe to say that the demand for an Evaporator Operator, Sugar is there in the present and will surely increase in the coming years.

Sugar manufacturing companies

Cities and towns across India