Food technician
Code 3119.5
Food technicians assist food technologists in the deveolpment of processes for manufacturing foodstuffs and related products based on chemical, physical, and biological principles. They perform research and experiments on ingredients, additives and packaging. Food technicians also check product quality to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- food preservation
- molecular gastronomy
- food and beverage industry
- food product ingredients
- pathogenic microorganisms in food
- processes of foods and beverages manufacturing
- functional properties of foods
- food waste monitoring systems
Skills and competences
- apply HACCP
- apply GMP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- monitor ingredient storage
- monitor freezing processes
- ensure public safety and security
- handle delivery of raw materials
- manage packaging material
- set up equipment for food production
- clean food and beverage machinery
- prepare visual data
- write work-related reports
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- manage all process engineering activities
Transversal competences
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- quality assurance methodologies
- monitor the production line
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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