food safety specialist

Code 2263.2

Food safety specialists organise processes and implement procedures to avoid problems with food safety. They comply with regulations.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • food storage
  • food preservation
  • food legislation

Skills and competences

  • evaluate retail food inspection findings
  • control food safety regulations
  • develop food safety programmes
  • investigate complaints related to consumer protection
  • keep task records
  • plan inspections for prevention of sanitation violations
  • prepare reports on sanitation
  • take action on food safety violations

Transversal competences

  • train employees
  • maintain personal hygiene standards
  • monitor packaging operations

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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