Centrifuge operator

Code 8160.14

Centrifuge operators tend centrifugal machines that separate impurities from food materials aimed to be further processed as to achieve finished foodstuffs.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • centrifugal force

Skills and competences

  • apply HACCP
  • apply GMP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • monitor centrifugal separators
  • handle product separation in the sugar industry
  • ensure public safety and security
  • lift heavy weights
  • operate centrifuges
  • tend hoses
  • tend centrifuge machines
  • set up machine controls
  • follow written instructions
  • follow hygienic procedures during food processing
  • check quality of products on the production line

Transversal competences

  • secure goods
  • be at ease in unsafe environments
  • exert quality control to processing food
  • carry out checks of production plant equipment
  • adhere to organisational guidelines

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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