food safety inspector
Food safety inspectors carry out inspections in food processing environments from a food safety standpoint. They are part of official control bodies who check and control food products and processes to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing safety and health.
Also called: quality controller, food safety officer, food quality inspector, quality inspector
- 40
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3257
- 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.
- food technologistWhat changes?19 skills in common
- food biotechnologistWhat changes?15 skills in common
- food regulatory advisorWhat changes?15 skills in common
- food grader13 skills in common
- food analyst12 skills in common
- animal feed supervisor8 skills in common
- dairy processing technician8 skills in common
- food production manager8 skills in common
Essential skills
40- advocate for consumer matters in production plants
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- assess HACCP implementation in plants
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting
- cultural practices regarding animal slaughter
- ensure correct goods labelling
- european food safety policy
- food and beverage industry
- food authentication techniques
- food fraud
- food legislation
- food safety principles
- food safety standards
- food toxicity
- foodborne diseases
- give instructions to staff
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- identify hazards in the workplace
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- keep up-to-date with regulations
- laboratory-based sciences
- lead inspections
- legislation about animal origin products
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- manage communications with food industry governmental bodies
- manage health and safety standards
- manage the use of additives in food manufacturing
- perform food safety checks
- perform inspection analysis
- perform quality audits
- quality assurance methodologies
- risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages
- set quality assurance objectives
- work in cold environments
- write routine reports
Optional skills
20- analyse characteristics of food products at reception
- apply foreign language for international trade
- assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products
- assess quality characteristics of food products
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- check bottles for packaging
- check quality of raw materials
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- develop food policy
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- food homogenisation
- food policy
- handle communications in the food processing industry
- infections in food
- interpret data in food manufacturing
- investigate customer complaints of food products
- label samples
- liaise with managers
- manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations
- work in a food processing team
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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