chocolatier
Chocolatiers make confectionery products with chocolate. They perform activities such as examination, feeling, and tasting of ground chocolate paste. Such analysis leads them to ascertain if colour, texture, and taste of the chocolate paste meets specifications.
Also called: chocolate maker, chocolate goods maker, chocolate producer
- 28
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 7512
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- confectionerWhat changes?12 skills in common
- malt master9 skills in common
- baker8 skills in common
- brewmaster8 skills in common
- candy machine operator7 skills in common
- liquor grinding mill operator7 skills in common
- oenologist7 skills in common
- pastry maker7 skills in common
Essential skills
28- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- cacao beans varieties
- care for food aesthetic
- chemical aspects of chocolates
- clean food and beverage machinery
- create new concepts
- create new recipes
- ensure public safety and security
- exert quality control to processing food
- financial capability
- food and beverage industry
- food safety principles
- history of chocolate
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- make artistic food creations
- manufacturing of confectionery
- mould chocolate
- operate a heat treatment process
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- process from cacao to chocolate
- produce confectionery from chocolate
- sculpt chocolate
- select adequate packaging for food products
- temper chocolate
- types of chocolate
Optional skills
15- analyse characteristics of food products at reception
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- assess cocoa bean quality
- control of expenses
- identify market niches
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manufacturing process of ice cream
- origin of dietary fats and oils
- perform chemical experiments
- perform services in a flexible manner
- provide training on quality management supervision
- work independently in service of a food production process
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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