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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
308 skills listed by ESCO, 164 of them essential. 308 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 308, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| act with a high level of safety awareness | skill | essential | 3 |
| address public health issues | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| adhere to OHSAS 18001 | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on chemical use reduction | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on government policy compliance | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on risk management | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on waste management procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| advocate for consumer matters in production plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse samples of food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply food technology principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply GMP | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply HACCP | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess HACCP implementation in plants | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess transport risks | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist employee health programmes | skill | essential | 3 |
| audit techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| biotechnology | skill | essential | 3 |
| build business relationships | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out environmental audits | skill | essential | 3 |
| check methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemistry | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect samples for analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate health and safety measures | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| conduct environmental surveys | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct research interview | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct shelf studies | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct workplace audits | skill | essential | 3 |
| consider economic criteria in decision making | skill | essential | 3 |
| consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation | skill | essential | 3 |
| contribute to public health campaigns | skill | essential | 3 |
| cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting | skill | essential | 3 |
| cultural practices regarding animal slaughter | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop a health and safety prevention plan for road transport | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop appropriate health and safety measures in accordance with available resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop contingency plans for emergencies | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop environmental policy | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop hazardous waste management strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| document safety actions | skill | essential | 3 |
| educate employees on occupational hazards | skill | essential | 3 |
| educate on hazardous waste | skill | essential | 3 |
| employment law | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure annual safety inspections | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with healthcare regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure correct goods labelling | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure material compliance | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure public safety and security | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure safety of healthcare users | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| environmental policy | skill | essential | 3 |
| european food safety policy | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine healthcare facility | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow safety precautions in work practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow-up lab results | skill | essential | 3 |
| food allergies | skill | essential | 3 |
| food and beverage industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| food authentication techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| foodborne diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| food engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| food fraud | skill | essential | 3 |
| food legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| food materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| food preservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| food product ingredients | skill | essential | 3 |
| food safety principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| food safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| food science | skill | essential | 3 |
| food storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| food toxicity | skill | essential | 3 |
| foster compliance with health and safety rules by setting an example | skill | essential | 3 |
| gather feedback from employees | skill | essential | 3 |
| give instructions to staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| government policy implementation | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle communications in the food processing industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| hazardous materials transportation | skill | essential | 3 |
| hazardous waste storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| hazardous waste treatment | skill | essential | 3 |
| hazardous waste types | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety in the workplace | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety measures in transportation | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| health care legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| health care system | skill | essential | 3 |
| health, safety and hygiene legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify hazards in the workplace | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify policy breach | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify the factors causing changes in food during storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement environmental protection measures | skill | essential | 3 |
| inform on workplace safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect government policy compliance | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect industrial equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect waste disposal facilities | skill | essential | 3 |
| instruct on safety measures | skill | essential | 3 |
| interview techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| investigate occupational injuries | skill | essential | 3 |
| issue penalties to violators of the sanitation code | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up-to-date with regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up with innovations in food manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| label samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| laboratory-based sciences | skill | essential | 3 |
| lead inspections | skill | essential | 3 |
| lead process optimisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| legislation about animal origin products | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain relationships with government agencies | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain updated professional knowledge | skill | essential | 3 |
| make health, safety and environment assessments | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage communications with food industry governmental bodies | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage health and safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage the use of additives in food manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage vehicle cleaning plan | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical studies | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical terminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor employee's health | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor legislation developments | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor organisation climate | skill | essential | 3 |
| occupational health | skill | essential | 3 |
| participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform environmental investigations | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform food safety checks | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform inspection analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform quality audits | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform risk analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform strategic planning in the food industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| personnel management | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan health and safety procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| pollution prevention | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare audit activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare visual data | skill | essential | 3 |
| present reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent health and safety problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent work accidents | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| promote health and safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote health and safety policies in health services | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote the use of sustainable transport | skill | essential | 3 |
| protect employee rights | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide improvement strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| public health | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality assurance methodologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality assurance procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| radioactive contamination | skill | essential | 3 |
| read engineering drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| revise certifications for dangerous good transportation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Risk Management | skill | essential | 3 |
| risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| SA8000 | skill | essential | 3 |
| safe management of medicines | skill | essential | 3 |
| set quality assurance objectives | skill | essential | 3 |
| traceability in food industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| use consulting techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| waste and scrap products | skill | essential | 3 |
| waste management | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in a food processing team | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in cold environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| work independently in service of a food production process | skill | essential | 3 |
| write inspection reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| write routine reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advice food processing professionals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on conflict management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on environmental remediation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on food preservation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on medical records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on organisational culture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on pollution prevention | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise policy makers in healthcare | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse characteristics of food products at reception | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse environmental data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse health problems within a given community | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse packaging requirements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse trends in the food and beverage industries | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse work-related written reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply conflict management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply control process statistical methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply foreign language for international trade | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply safety management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply scientific methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess environmental impact | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess ergonomics of the workplace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess quality characteristics of food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess shelf life of food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| attend to detail in preparation for audits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| balance the project requirements with health and safety concerns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| be at ease in unsafe environments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check bottles for packaging | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cleaning industry health and safety measures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| collect briefing regarding products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collect statistics on medical records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicable diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate regarding food labelling interdisciplinary issues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with external laboratories | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct contact tracing interviews | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct educational activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| configure plants for food industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consumer protection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| corporate law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cultural customs on food preparation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop environmental remediation strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop food policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop food production processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop new food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop non-hazardous waste management strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop recycling programs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop standard operating procedures in the food chain | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw up risk assessment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| educate on emergency management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| educate on recycling regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| enforce sanitation procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure health and safety in manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure health and safety of staff | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure safety in hospitality establishment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fermentation processes of beverages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fermentation processes of food | skill | desirable | 2 |
| first aid | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow health and safety procedures in construction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow hygienic procedures during food processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow safety procedures when working at heights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow up on safety breaches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food homogenisation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food plant design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food waste monitoring systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| framework for a safety management system | skill | desirable | 2 |
| functional properties of foods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hazardous freight regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hazards associated with loading dangerous goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| healthcare administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify market niches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify nutritional properties of food | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement policy in healthcare practices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement strategic planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| import export regulations of dangerous chemicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| improvise to occuring food processing situations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| incidents and accidents recording | skill | desirable | 2 |
| infection control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| infections in food | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inform policy makers on health-related challenges | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect freight | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect recycling procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect sewers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret data in food manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| investigate complaints about improper waste handling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| investigate customer complaints of food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| investigate pollution | skill | desirable | 2 |
| issue licences | skill | desirable | 2 |
| labour legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with industrial professionals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with local authorities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with managers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage government policy implementation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage infection control in the facility | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage time in food processing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure water quality parameters | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor company policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor developments used for food industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor system performance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| participate in medical inventory control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| participate in the development of new food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| percolation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform detailed food processing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform food risk analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform laboratory tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform sensory evaluation of food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pests and diseases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pollution legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote inclusion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide advice on breaches of regulation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide food labelling expertise | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide guidance on infectious disease | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide on-board safety training | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide testimony in court hearings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide training on quality management supervision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| radiation protection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record test data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report on environmental issues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report pollution incidents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| research new cooking methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| research new food ingredients | skill | desirable | 2 |
| respond to enquiries | skill | desirable | 2 |
| review waste-treatment facilities construction plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| safety regulations for warehouses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select hazard control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set inclusion policies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Statistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test safety strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test samples for pollutants | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train staff in safety procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train staff on recycling programs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train staff on waste management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| waste transport legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write work-related reports | skill | desirable | 2 |