food production operator (EN)
ISCO 8160 · v1.2.1
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.
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Source aliases (EN)
- food worker
- food production operative
- food production worker
- food manufacturing worker
- food industry digitalisation operator
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 23
- ensure sanitation
- monitor ingredient storage
- ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
- disassemble equipment
- food waste monitoring systems
- keep inventory of goods in production
- food safety principles
- food ethics
- clean food and beverage machinery
- apply HACCP
- promote ethical eating
- administer ingredients in food production
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- support management of raw materials
- monitor the production line
- listen actively
- lift heavy weights
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- apply GMP
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- follow production schedule
- food authentication techniques
- food fraud
Optional (EN) · 54
- tend packaging machines
- measure sugar refinement
- operate automated process control
- tend bottle-washing machine
- circular economy
- set up equipment for food production
- food canning production line
- operate forklift
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- conduct cleaning in place
- handle kitchen equipment
- apply extruding techniques
- weigh materials
- milk production process
- perform cleaning duties
- check quality of products on the production line
- monitor milled food products
- check bottles for packaging
- condiment manufacturing processes
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception
- ensure correct goods labelling
- project management
- monitor coating specifications
- apply preservation treatments
- execute chilling processes to food products
- perform carbonation processes
- fermentation processes of food
- centrifugal force
- monitor almond blanching process
- energy efficiency
- work according to recipe
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- check quality of raw materials
- hydrogenation processes for edible oils
- food storage
- mould chocolate
- cleaning of reusable packaging
- modern brewing systems
- dispose non-food waste within the food industry
- monitor sugar uniformity
- adjust drying process to goods
- mitigate waste of resources
- monitor filling machines
- food homogenisation
- rectify spirits
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- dispose food waste
- monitor oil blending process
- apply different dehydration processes of fruits and vegetables
- examine production samples
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- label samples
- administer materials to tea bag machines
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