Leaf sorter
Code 7516.2
Leaf sorters analyse colour and condition of tobacco leaves in order to determine whether they should be used as cigar wrappers or binders. They select leaves without visible defects taking into account colour variations, tears, tar spots, tight grain, and sizes as per specifications. They fold wrapper leaves into bundles for stripping.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- quality prototype of a tobacco leaf
- manufacturing of smoked tobacco products
- manufacturing of smokeless tobacco products
- manufacturing of by-products from tobacco
- history of tobacco
- curing methods for tobacco leaves
- variety of tobacco leaves
Skills and competences
- assess the colour curing of tobacco leaves
- apply HACCP
- apply GMP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- sort tobacco leaves
- mark differences in colours
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- blend tobacco leaves
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- grade tobacco leaves
- check quality of products on the production line
Transversal competences
- assure quality of tobacco leaves
- exert quality control to processing food
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences