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2.3 KiB

Competences — food production engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2f26a52b-cf45-4282-9138-478252161f00).

Essential

  • apply GMP (skill/competence)
  • apply HACCP (skill/competence)
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages (skill/competence)
  • carry out checks of production plant equipment (skill/competence)
  • configure plants for food industry (skill/competence)
  • develop food production processes (skill/competence)
  • disaggregate the production plan (skill/competence)
  • disassemble equipment (skill/competence)
  • electrical engineering (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • food authentication techniques (knowledge)
  • food fraud (knowledge)
  • food storage (knowledge)
  • keep up with innovations in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • keep up-to-date with regulations (skill/competence)
  • manage all process engineering activities (skill/competence)
  • manage corrective actions (skill/competence)
  • mitigate waste of resources (skill/competence)
  • monitor equipment condition (skill/competence)
  • quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)

Optional

  • analyse work-related written reports (skill/competence)
  • assess HACCP implementation in plants (skill/competence)
  • be at ease in unsafe environments (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production (skill/competence)
  • ensure full functioning of food plant machinery (skill/competence)
  • food and beverage industry (knowledge)
  • food homogenisation (knowledge)
  • food plant design (skill/competence)
  • food preservation (knowledge)
  • food safety standards (knowledge)
  • lead process optimisation (skill/competence)
  • perform quality audits (skill/competence)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 15 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • process optimization — 33 %
  • continuous improvement — 20 %
  • process design — 20 %

Methods

  • six sigma — 20 %
  • haccp — 20 %
  • lean manufacturing — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • process optimization — 20 %