Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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food grader
ESCO occupation · 29 essential, 14 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
legislation about animal origin products
food storage
apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
assess nutritional characteristics of food
processes of foods and beverages manufacturing
store raw food materials
food materials
food preservation
quality assurance methodologies
food and beverage industry
food science
assess quality characteristics of food products
prepare visual data
food safety principles
food safety standards
ensure correct goods labelling
grade foods
perform sensory evaluation
food legislation
manage time in food processing operations
risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages
functional properties of foods
work in a food processing team
perform food safety checks
keep up-to-date with regulations
perform food risk analysis
work independently in service of a food production process
perform quality audits
food product ingredients
Optional & specialised skills
keep up with innovations in food manufacturing
advise on food preservation
handle communications in the food processing industry
advise food processing professionals
exert quality control to processing food
analyse samples of food and beverages
identify hazards in the workplace
measure precise food processing operations
write work-related reports
perform detailed food processing operations
develop standard operating procedures in the food chain
apply scientific methods
follow hygienic procedures during food processing
provide food labelling expertise
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Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.