food analyst
ISCO: 3111. Skills: 71. Essential: 36.
Essential skills
- analyse characteristics of food products at reception
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- assess quality characteristics of food products
- attend to detail regarding food and beverages
- blend food ingredients
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct food tests
- ensure public safety and security
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- follow laboratory manuals
- food safety principles
- food safety standards
- food science
- food toxicity
- identify nutritional properties of food
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- infections in food
- ingredient threats
- interpret data in food manufacturing
- keep food laboratory inventory
- keep up-to-date with regulations
- laboratory-based sciences
- maintain laboratory equipment
- measure pH
- pathogenic microorganisms in food
- perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials
- prepare visual data
- preserve samples
- pursue excellence in the creation of food products
- quality assurance methodologies
- report test findings
- set quality assurance objectives
Supporting skills
- analyse packaging requirements
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- analyse work-related written reports
- apply scientific methods
- assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products
- assess shelf life of food products
- check bottles for packaging
- check quality of products on the production line
- conduct research on food waste prevention
- design indicators for food waste reduction
- detect microorganisms
- develop food waste reduction strategies
- develop new food products
- develop standard operating procedures in the food chain
- fermentation processes of food
- follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception
- follow-up lab results
- food fraud
- food homogenisation
- food legislation
- food products composition
- investigate customer complaints of food products
- label samples
- mitigate waste of resources
- molecular gastronomy
- monitor developments used for food industry
- participate in the development of new food products
- perform food risk analysis
- perform food safety checks
- perform microbiological analysis in food
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- preserve milk samples
- risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages
- statistics
- write work-related reports