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Starch extraction operator

Code 8160.51

Starch extraction operators use equipment to extract starch from raw material such as corn, potatoes, rice, tapioca, wheat, etc.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • starch production processes
  • variety of starches

Skills and competences

  • administer chemicals to starch production
  • apply HACCP
  • apply GMP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • pump products
  • disassemble equipment
  • stabilise pH of starches
  • ensure sanitation
  • keep task records
  • neutralise sugar liquors
  • tend sugar refinery equipment
  • tend hoses
  • perform cleaning duties
  • collect samples for analysis
  • follow written instructions
  • follow verbal instructions
  • follow hygienic procedures during food processing
  • use filters to dewater starch

Transversal competences

  • secure goods
  • be at ease in unsafe environments
  • work in a food processing team
  • carry out checks of production plant equipment
  • adhere to organisational guidelines

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Sources

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