food production operator
Food production operators supply and perform one or more tasks in different stages of the food production process. They perform manufacturing operations and processes to foods and beverages, perform packaging, operate machines manually or automatically, follow predetermined procedures, and take food safety regulations on board.
Also called: food worker, food production operative, food production worker, food manufacturing worker, food industry digitalisation operator
- 23
- essential skills
- 54
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 8160
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- dairy processing operatorWhat changes?10 skills in common
- food technologist10 skills in common
- chilling operator9 skills in common
- meat preparations operator9 skills in common
- pasta operator9 skills in common
- raw material reception operator9 skills in common
Essential skills
23- administer ingredients in food production
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- clean food and beverage machinery
- disassemble equipment
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- ensure sanitation
- follow production schedule
- food authentication techniques
- food ethics
- food fraud
- food safety principles
- food waste monitoring systems
- keep inventory of goods in production
- lift heavy weights
- listen actively
- monitor ingredient storage
- monitor the production line
- promote ethical eating
- support management of raw materials
Optional skills
54- adjust drying process to goods
- administer materials to tea bag machines
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- apply different dehydration processes of fruits and vegetables
- apply extruding techniques
- apply preservation treatments
- centrifugal force
- check bottles for packaging
- check quality of products on the production line
- check quality of raw materials
- circular economy
- cleaning of reusable packaging
- condiment manufacturing processes
- conduct cleaning in place
- dispose food waste
- dispose non-food waste within the food industry
- energy efficiency
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- ensure correct goods labelling
- examine production samples
- execute chilling processes to food products
- fermentation processes of food
- follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- food canning production line
- food homogenisation
- food storage
- handle kitchen equipment
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- hydrogenation processes for edible oils
- label samples
- measure sugar refinement
- milk production process
- mitigate waste of resources
- modern brewing systems
- monitor almond blanching process
- monitor coating specifications
- monitor filling machines
- monitor milled food products
- monitor oil blending process
- monitor sugar uniformity
- mould chocolate
- operate automated process control
- operate forklift
- perform carbonation processes
- perform cleaning duties
- project management
- rectify spirits
- set up equipment for food production
- tend bottle-washing machine
- tend packaging machines
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- weigh materials
- work according to recipe
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