Packaging and filling machine operators tend machines for preparing and packing food products in various packaging containers such as jars, cartons, cans, and others.
No competences in this bucket.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Check products for quality on the production line and remove defective items before and after packaging.
Clean machinery used for food or beverage production processes. Prepare the appropriate solutions for cleaning. Prepare all parts and assure that they are clean enough to avoid deviation or errors in the production process.
Dispose non-food waste within the food industry applying environmentally accepted procedures to dispose it.
Implement and monitor activities so that all requirements of packing procedures and packing standards are met at all times.
Recognize the most relevant factors (chemical, physical, environmental etc) that can alter the food during its storage.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Be at ease in unsafe environments like being exposed to dust, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, sub-freezing and cold storage areas, noise, wet floors and moving lift equipment.
Understand, interpret and properly apply work instructions regarding different tasks in the workplace.
Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
Observing machine operations and evaluating product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.
Operate electric package processing equipment and control systems.
Work with a weighing machine to measure raw, half-finished and finished products.
Stack goods and manufactured products into containers. This may include anticipating the need for and utilising additional protective materials in stacking the products.
Tend packaging machines such as filling, labelling, and sealing machines. Stock and sort products to be processed according to specifications. Replenish packaging supplies as required, such as boxes, cartons, wrapping paper, plastic sheet, glue, ink, or labels.
Work in rotating conveyor belt systems in food manufacturing.
No competences in this bucket.
The proper conditions and methods to store food to keep it from spoiling, taking into account humidity, light, temperature and other environmental factors.
The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.
Logic sequences of numbers ordered by a recurring pattern.
No competences in this bucket.
Make sure to comply with environmental legislation in food production. Understand the legislation related to environmental matters in food manufacturing and apply it in practice.
Ensure that goods are labeled with all necessary labeling information (e.g. legal, technological, hazardous and others) regarding the product. Ensure that labels respects the legal requirements and adhere to regulations.
Uses adequate equipment to place label on food goods.
Label raw material/product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.
Observe and supervise the packaging operations undertaken by the workers for compliance to production requirements. Check products for proper packaging such as labelling and date coding in order to ensure appropriate and safe transportation.
Operate and monitor machines which suck the air from closed spaces such as the space between the inner and outer cups of vacuum bottles.
Perform carbonation processes which refer to the infusion of carbon dioxide under high pressure in order to obtain effervescent beverages such as sodas, sparkling wines, and beverages.
Check that the labels of products and the packaging are compliant with different regulations in the countries where they are exported.
Ensure proper handling, storage, management and disposal of cleaning chemicals (CIP) in accordance with regulations.
Operate process control or automation system (PAS) used to control a production process automatically.
Operate pumping machines according to specific procedures and depending on the kind of product. Ensure correct quantities and adequate feeding for the process.