industrial cook
ISCO: 5120. Skills: 62. Essential: 29.
Essential skills
- administer ingredients in food production
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- apply flame handling regulations
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply preservation treatments
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- bake goods
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- blend food ingredients
- collect samples for analysis
- combination of flavours
- combination of textures
- ensure sanitation
- examine production samples
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- food allergies
- food storage
- functional properties of foods
- handle kitchen equipment
- keep inventory of goods in production
- knead food products
- maintain cutting equipment
- maintain food specifications
- operate mixing of food products
- research new cooking methods
- research new food ingredients
- select adequate ingredients
- work according to recipe
Supporting skills
- analyse characteristics of food products at reception
- apply different dehydration processes of fruits and vegetables
- apply food technology principles
- care for food aesthetic
- check quality of products on the production line
- coat food products
- create new recipes
- cultural customs on food preparation
- develop new food products
- dispose food waste
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- execute chilling processes to food products
- fermentation processes of food
- food and beverage industry
- food canning production line
- food homogenisation
- food science
- identify market niches
- identify nutritional properties of food
- ingredient threats
- label foodstuffs
- label samples
- maintain industrial ovens
- make artistic food creations
- monitor temperature in farinaceous processes
- operate a heat treatment process
- origin of dietary fats and oils
- participate in the development of new food products
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- produce meat-based jelly preparations
- select adequate packaging for food products
- temperature scales
- watch food product trends