From animal feed supervisor to food technologist
11 of the 73 essential skills of a food technologist are already essential for a animal feed supervisor — about 15% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from animal feed supervisor in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 62
- would be new
- 15%
- of the target job covered
- 73
- essential skills of a food technologist
What a food technologist does
Food technologists develop processes for manufacturing foodstuffs and related products based on chemical, physical, and biological principles and technology. They design and plan layouts or equipment, oversee staff, engage in controlling, and improve food technologies in food production processes.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- collect samples for analysis
- follow-up lab results
- food and beverage industry
- food authentication techniques
- food legislation
- keep up with innovations in food manufacturing
- manage food manufacturing laboratory
- quality assurance methodologies
What would be new
62 skillsEssential for a food technologist and not for a animal feed supervisor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse packaging requirements
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- apply food technology principles
- assess HACCP implementation in plants
- bioeconomy
- biotechnology
- chemistry
- circular economy
- combination of flavours
- combination of textures
- describe chemical innovation in products
- develop food production processes
- energy efficiency
- ensure public safety and security
- ensure responsible sourcing in food supply chains
- enzymatic processing
- evaluate ingredient documentation from suppliers
- fermentation processes of food
- food allergies
- food canning production line
- food engineering
- food ethics
- food fraud
- food materials
- food preservation
- food product ingredients
- food products composition
- food safety principles
- food science
- food storage
- food toxicity
- food waste monitoring systems
- foodborne diseases
- functional properties of foods
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- improve chemical processes
- ingredient threats
- interpret data in food manufacturing
- laboratory-based sciences
and 22 more
Other moves from animal feed supervisor
2 roles- animal feed nutritionist10 skills in common
- food biotechnologist10 skills in common
← animal feed supervisorfood technologist →The other way round
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