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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
500 skills listed by ESCO, 380 of them essential. 500 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 500, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| act reliably | skill | essential | 3 |
| adapt efficient food processing practices | skill | essential | 3 |
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| adhere to organisational guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust drying process to goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust temperature gauges | skill | essential | 3 |
| administer additives to tobacco | skill | essential | 3 |
| administer chemicals for beverage clarification | skill | essential | 3 |
| administer chemicals to starch production | skill | essential | 3 |
| administer ingredients in food production | skill | essential | 3 |
| age alcoholic beverages in vats | skill | essential | 3 |
| air-cure tobacco | skill | essential | 3 |
| airtight storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse milled cocoa density | skill | essential | 3 |
| animal anatomy for food production | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply different roasting methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply flame handling regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply GMP | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply HACCP | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply preservation treatments | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply tobacco manufacturing requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| appropriate raw materials for specific spirits | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess cereal quality for brewing | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess fermentation levels of tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess hydrogenation levels of edible oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess moisture levels in tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess oil hardness | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess quality characteristics of food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess the colour curing of tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| bake goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| bakery ingredients | skill | essential | 3 |
| bakery production methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| be at ease in unsafe environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| beverages filtration processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| biotechnology | skill | essential | 3 |
| blanching machine process | skill | essential | 3 |
| blend beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| blend food ingredients | skill | essential | 3 |
| blend tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| boil water | skill | essential | 3 |
| brewhouse processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| cacao beans varieties | skill | essential | 3 |
| carbonation techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| care for food aesthetic | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out checks of production plant equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| centrifugal force | skill | essential | 3 |
| check bottles for packaging | skill | essential | 3 |
| check processing parameters | skill | essential | 3 |
| check quality of products on the production line | skill | essential | 3 |
| check sensorial parameters of oils and fats | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical aspects of sugar | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical reactions of roasting cacao beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| clarify oil by settlement | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean food and beverage machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean honey from pollen | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean waste materials from machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| coffee grinding levels | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect samples for analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| compare roasted grains to a standard | skill | essential | 3 |
| comply with food safety and hygiene | skill | essential | 3 |
| comply with legislation related to health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| compute average weight of cigarettes | skill | essential | 3 |
| condiment manufacturing processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct cleaning in place | skill | essential | 3 |
| control flow of matter used in oil processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| control flow of oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| control fluid inventories | skill | essential | 3 |
| control gas-fired furnace for malt roasting | skill | essential | 3 |
| control odours from prepared animal feeds production | skill | essential | 3 |
| control open-fire kettles | skill | essential | 3 |
| control steam flows | skill | essential | 3 |
| cope with blood | skill | essential | 3 |
| core apples | skill | essential | 3 |
| create new recipes | skill | essential | 3 |
| cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting | skill | essential | 3 |
| cure tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| curing methods for tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| cut tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| dairy manufacturing specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop work programmes | skill | essential | 3 |
| differentiate honey depending on the origin | skill | essential | 3 |
| disassemble equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| dispose prepared animal feeds waste | skill | essential | 3 |
| documentation concerning meat production | skill | essential | 3 |
| dry tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| effects of pesticides in food raw materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure adequate conditions in wine cellars | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure correct use of bakery equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure public safety and security | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure sanitation | skill | essential | 3 |
| enzymatic processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine production samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute chilling processes to food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute proofs of alcohol mixture | skill | essential | 3 |
| exert quality control to processing food | skill | essential | 3 |
| extraction process of starch from corn | skill | essential | 3 |
| extract juices | skill | essential | 3 |
| fermentation processes of beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| fermentation process of tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| ferment stacks of tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| fill sacks | skill | essential | 3 |
| filter edible oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| filter liquids | skill | essential | 3 |
| fire-fighting systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| flavour tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| flue-cure tobacco | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow hygienic procedures during food processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow production schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow verbal instructions | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow work procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow written instructions | skill | essential | 3 |
| food authentication techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| food canning production line | skill | essential | 3 |
| food dehydration processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| food ethics | skill | essential | 3 |
| food fraud | skill | essential | 3 |
| food preservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| food safety principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| food storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| food waste monitoring systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| fruit and vegetables maceration | skill | essential | 3 |
| grain dehydration recipes | skill | essential | 3 |
| grain-for-beverages milling process | skill | essential | 3 |
| grind meat | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle chemical cleaning agents | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle delivery of raw materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle flammable substances | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle honeycombs | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle knives for meat processing activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle product separation in the sugar industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| have computer literacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| health and safety measures in transportation | skill | essential | 3 |
| honey constituents | skill | essential | 3 |
| honey extractors types | skill | essential | 3 |
| honey varieties | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydraulics | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydrogenation processes for edible oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| ingredients for beer production | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect insects in whole grain | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect raw food materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect silo systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep inventory of goods in production | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep task records | skill | essential | 3 |
| knead food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| label foodstuffs | skill | essential | 3 |
| lautering process | skill | essential | 3 |
| legislation about animal origin products | skill | essential | 3 |
| lift heavy weights | skill | essential | 3 |
| listen actively | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain cutting equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain food specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain industrial ovens | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain inventory of meat products | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain mechanical equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain tanks | skill | essential | 3 |
| malt grains | skill | essential | 3 |
| malting process | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage carbonation levels | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage fruit juice extraction processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage kiln ventilation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage medium term objectives | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage packaging material | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage production changeovers | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage staff | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage the reception of raw materials for animal feeds | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacture ingredients | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacture prepared meals | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacturing of different chilled prepared meals | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacturing of smoked tobacco products | skill | essential | 3 |
| mark differences in colours | skill | essential | 3 |
| mashing process | skill | essential | 3 |
| match coffee grind to coffee type | skill | essential | 3 |
| match product moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure density of liquids | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure pH | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure precise food processing operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure sugar refinement | skill | essential | 3 |
| mechanical almond processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| mechanical tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| milk production process | skill | essential | 3 |
| milling machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| mill operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| mitigate waste of resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| mix spirit flavourings according to recipe | skill | essential | 3 |
| modern brewing systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor almond blanching process | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor centrifugal separators | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor cigarette stamp machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor fermentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor filling machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor flour unloading equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor flow of gum | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor food production documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor freezing processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor ingredient storage | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor machine operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor milk production deviations | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor milled food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor oil blending process | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor operations of cleaning machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor roasting | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor sugar uniformity | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor temperature in farinaceous processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor the process of wine production | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor the production line | skill | essential | 3 |
| mould chocolate | skill | essential | 3 |
| neutralise sugar liquors | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate a heat treatment process | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate automated process control | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate centrifuges | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate chainsaw | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate distilling equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate equipment for food homogenisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate fish processing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate forklift | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate grain cleaning machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate grinding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate industrial ovens | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate meat processing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate middlings purifier | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate mixing of food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate monogram-printing device | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate pasteurisation processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate pneumatic conveyor chutes | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate presses, dryers and control systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate pumping equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate separators for flour | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate sieves for botanicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate sieves for spices | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate tobacco drying technology | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate weighing machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| origin of dietary fats and oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| package fish | skill | essential | 3 |
| pathogenic microorganisms in food | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform aromatisation of wines | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform beverage dealcoholisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform carbonation processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform cleaning duties | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform detailed food processing operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform detailed tobacco manufacturing operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform food safety checks | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform kiln fermentation of tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform oil clarification with boiling methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform preliminary operations for oil extraction | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test in cigarette-making machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform tobacco leaves conditioning | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan medium to long term objectives | skill | essential | 3 |
| pre-blend tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| pre-grind nibs of cocoa | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare containers for beverage distillation | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare containers for beverage fermentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepared animal feeds | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepared animal feeds contamination hazards | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare engine room for operation | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare meat for sale | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare pasta | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare specialised meat products | skill | essential | 3 |
| preserve fish products | skill | essential | 3 |
| principles of mechanical engineering | skill | essential | 3 |
| processes of foods and beverages manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| process fruits and vegetables | skill | essential | 3 |
| process livestock organs | skill | essential | 3 |
| process of animal fat purification | skill | essential | 3 |
| process starch slurry | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce confectionery from chocolate | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce meat-based jelly preparations | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote ethical eating | skill | essential | 3 |
| pump products | skill | essential | 3 |
| pursue excellence in the creation of food products | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality assurance methodologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality prototype of a tobacco leaf | skill | essential | 3 |
| rack wines | skill | essential | 3 |
| range of spirits | skill | essential | 3 |
| record malting cycle data | skill | essential | 3 |
| refine edible oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| regulate flow of shredded tobacco | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove parts of fish | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove wax from honeycombs | skill | essential | 3 |
| roasted cacao beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| roast malt | skill | essential | 3 |
| screen cocoa beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| secure goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| select adequate ingredients | skill | essential | 3 |
| separate by-products of pressed cocoa | skill | essential | 3 |
| separate tobacco shreds by size | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up machine controls | skill | essential | 3 |
| slice fish | skill | essential | 3 |
| sort tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| spirits development | skill | essential | 3 |
| stabilise pH of starches | skill | essential | 3 |
| stand high temperatures | skill | essential | 3 |
| starch production processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| starchy plant foods | skill | essential | 3 |
| start up chocolate moulding line | skill | essential | 3 |
| sterilise fermentation tanks | skill | essential | 3 |
| stir herbs in vats | skill | essential | 3 |
| stock tobacco products' machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| store cocoa pressing products | skill | essential | 3 |
| store raw food materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| sun-cure tobacco | skill | essential | 3 |
| support management of raw materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| take measures against flammability | skill | essential | 3 |
| taste cocoa beans | skill | essential | 3 |
| temperature scales | skill | essential | 3 |
| temper chocolate | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend acidulation tanks | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend agitation machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend air-cleaning system | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend bakery ovens | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend beverage gasifier equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend blanching machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend bottle cork machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend canning machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend centrifuge machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend cigarette making machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend cocoa cleaning machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend cocoa pressing machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend corn starch extraction machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend dairy processing machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend drying equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend equipment for oil extraction | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend fans for machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend grinding mill machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend honey extraction machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend hoses | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend meat packaging machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend meat processing production machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend milk filling machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend mixing oil machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend open pans | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend prepared animal feeds equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend spice mixing machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend sugar refinery equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend sweet making machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend wine manufacturing machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tobacco manufacturing regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| tolerate strong smells | skill | essential | 3 |
| trace meat products | skill | essential | 3 |
| tube filling systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of barley | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of chocolate | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of condiments | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of lubricants | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of sugars | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wine | skill | essential | 3 |
| typology of meat parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| ultra-high temperature processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| use dairy test materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| use different types of fire extinguishers | skill | essential | 3 |
| use filters to dewater starch | skill | essential | 3 |
| use food cutting tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| use mechanically separated meat | skill | essential | 3 |
| use tools for construction and repair | skill | essential | 3 |
| use wrenches | skill | essential | 3 |
| variety of grapes | skill | essential | 3 |
| variety of starches | skill | essential | 3 |
| variety of tobacco leaves | skill | essential | 3 |
| vinegar fermentation process | skill | essential | 3 |
| wash gutted fish | skill | essential | 3 |
| wash oils | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| weigh materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| wine blending | skill | essential | 3 |
| wine fermentation process | skill | essential | 3 |
| winterise fats | skill | essential | 3 |
| work according to recipe | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in a food processing team | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with mistelle bases | skill | essential | 3 |
| wort boiling process | skill | essential | 3 |
| wort fining process | skill | essential | 3 |
| yeast fermentation principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| address problems critically | skill | desirable | 2 |
| administer lactic ferment cultures to manufacturing products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| administer materials to tea bag machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse apple juice for cider production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse characteristics of food products at reception | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse milled grains | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse samples of food and beverages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse work-related written reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply different dehydration processes of fruits and vegetables | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply extruding techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply food technology principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess cocoa bean quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess nicotine levels in tobacco leaves | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain | skill | desirable | 2 |
| biochemical processes of cider production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemical aspects of chocolates | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemical constitution of apples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| circular economy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cleaning of reusable packaging | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| colour ranges of roasting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| comply with checklists | skill | desirable | 2 |
| components of oil seeds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consider economic criteria in decision making | skill | desirable | 2 |
| contribute to bilge and ballast operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| control of expenses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| crafting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| curdling of cheese | skill | desirable | 2 |
| degum liquids | skill | desirable | 2 |
| detect flaws in bottles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| determine shreds sizes percentage in cigarettes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop standard operating procedures in the food chain | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| dispose food waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dispose non-food waste within the food industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| energy efficiency | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure correct goods labelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute working instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fermentation processes of food | skill | desirable | 2 |
| financial capability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food homogenisation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| food legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| free fatty acid elimination processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| grade wheat for milling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle kitchen equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health, safety and hygiene legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history of chocolate | skill | desirable | 2 |
| history of tobacco | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ice cream manufacturing regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| ingredients for ice cream manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ingredient threats | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret data in food manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret visual literacy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| jell fruits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep machines oiled for steady functioning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| label samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lead a team | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with colleagues | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with managers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain updated professional knowledge | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage corrective actions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage packaging development cycle from concept to launch | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of confectionery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing process of ice cream | skill | desirable | 2 |
| match food with wine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure the strength of distillation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanical engineering applicable to edible oil seed | skill | desirable | 2 |
| microbiology of fresh milk | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mix grain according to recipe | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor coating specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor packaging operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor winemaking process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oil seed process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate metal contaminants detector | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate sugar washing systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate vibratory feeder in food production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform chemical experiments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform curd processing of cheese | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform ICT troubleshooting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform milk control tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform multiple tasks at the same time | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform sensory evaluation of food products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform services in a flexible manner | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepared meals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare fruits and vegetables for pre-processing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| process from cacao to chocolate | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Project Management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide first aid | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide improvement strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide training on quality management supervision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| read engineering drawings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| recruit employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| rectify spirits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ripening of cheese | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select apples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select unshelled almonds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| set up equipment for food production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Statistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend almond huller machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend bottle-washing machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend packaging machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test solid discharges from oil centrifuge | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test starch samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of coffee beans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use cutting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use fruit and vegetables processing machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use new technologies in food manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use techniques to improve wine features | skill | desirable | 2 |
| variety of apples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| variety of beers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| variety of cheese | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work in cold environments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work independently in service of a food production process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write production reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write routine reports | skill | desirable | 2 |