# Competences — brewmaster

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/95cd3d64-20d0-4681-857d-d6c63d07349f).

## Essential

- **advise on beer production** (skill/competence)
- **analyse samples of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **apply GMP** (skill/competence)
- **apply HACCP** (skill/competence)
- **apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **beer downstream processing** (knowledge)
- **biotechnology** (knowledge)
- **brewhouse processes** (knowledge)
- **clean food and beverage machinery** (skill/competence)
- **create new concepts** (skill/competence)
- **design beer recipes** (skill/competence)
- **develop beverage manufacturing procedures** (skill/competence)
- **develop standard operating procedures in the food chain** (skill/competence)
- **ensure finished product meet requirements** (skill/competence)
- **ensure sanitation** (skill/competence)
- **enzymatic processing** (knowledge)
- **exert quality control to processing food** (skill/competence)
- **fermentation processes of beverages** (knowledge)
- **financial capability** (knowledge)
- **food and beverage industry** (knowledge)
- **grain-for-beverages milling process** (knowledge)
- **ingredients for beer production** (knowledge)
- **lautering process** (knowledge)
- **maintain updated professional knowledge** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage food manufacturing laboratory** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage time in food processing operations** (skill/competence)
- **mashing process** (knowledge)
- **measure density of liquids** (skill/competence)
- **modern brewing systems** (knowledge)
- **monitor fermentation** (skill/competence)
- **operate pneumatic conveyor chutes** (skill/competence)
- **quality assurance methodologies** (knowledge)
- **set production facilities standards** (skill/competence)
- **train employees** (skill/competence)
- **types of barley** (knowledge)
- **work in an organised manner** (skill/competence)
- **wort boiling process** (knowledge)
- **wort fining process** (knowledge)
- **yeast fermentation principles** (knowledge)

## Optional

- age alcoholic beverages in vats (skill/competence)
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- apply control process statistical methods (skill/competence)
- apply foreign language for international trade (skill/competence)
- assess cereal quality for brewing (skill/competence)
- assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain (skill/competence)
- attend to detail in preparation for audits (skill/competence)
- control of expenses (skill/competence)
- describe the flavour of different beers (skill/competence)
- detect microorganisms (skill/competence)
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production (skill/competence)
- ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
- handle chemical cleaning agents (skill/competence)
- handle delivery of raw materials (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- identify market niches (skill/competence)
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage (skill/competence)
- ingredient threats (knowledge)
- interpret data in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
- keep inventory of goods in production (skill/competence)
- liaise with colleagues (skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (skill/competence)
- maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
- malting process (knowledge)
- manage corrective actions (skill/competence)
- manage environmental management system (skill/competence)
- measure the strength of distillation (skill/competence)
- monitor centrifugal separators (skill/competence)
- monitor roasting (skill/competence)
- monitor the process of wine production (skill/competence)
- negotiate improvement with suppliers (skill/competence)
- negotiate terms with suppliers (skill/competence)
- perform services in a flexible manner (skill/competence)
- provide training on quality management supervision (skill/competence)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)