2.3 KiB
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 %