Hub operator at Relief Market Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
A cold room is a refrigerated storage area designed to maintain a low temperature for the storage of perishable items such as vegetables, fruits, medicine, and other temperature-sensitive products.
Cold rooms are commonly used in food processing plants, restaurants, hospitals,farms, food production centers among others that require refrigeration for extended periods.
The temperature of a cold storage typically ranges from between -10°C to 10°C, vegetables such as cabbage, lactose, apples, tomatoes, and and fruit with similar constituents are stored between +8 °C to +12 °C, it means cold room can be adjusted according to the specific requirements of the products being stored.
The cold room is equipped with a cooling system, insulation, and a door to maintain the desired temperature and prevent outside heat from entering the room.
For sustainable actions and to achieve the desired services of the cold room, a customer service provider identified as a station to monitor and attend to users or subscribers.
Duties of a Hub Operator
Hub operator at Abat Market Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
A hub operator is a person or a company that manages a hub, which is a central location or facility where goods or people are collected, sorted, and then distributed to their intended destination. The hub operator is responsible for coordinating the movement of goods or people through the hub, ensuring that the process runs smoothly and efficiently.
A hub operator is responsible for managing the day to day activities of the Cold station. The Hub operator keeps accurate records of all the operations and services provided by the cold room. He/she is also responsible for coordinating the movement of products stored in the station and ensuring that the process runs smoothly and efficiently.
Using coldhubs business model.
A Hub operator on resumption of work checks the solar panels to assimilate, if it's due for maintenance or washing, check the battery readings and percentage.
Attend to customers, mostly traders and farmers picking up their produce (vegetables and fruits) for sales. The hub operator uses the Log book to check the number of crates stored by the customer a day before.
The Hub operators assist subscribers to separate fresh produce from spoiled ones before storage to avoid affecting the rest of the produce. In that case, they are carefully trained to have eyes for fresh produce.
Hub operator uses electronic devices, like coldivate App to upload storage records, keep alert storage capacity of produce stored.