From food safety inspector to food technologist
19 of the 73 essential skills of a food technologist are already essential for a food safety inspector — about 26% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from food safety inspector in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 54
- would be new
- 26%
- of the target job covered
- 73
- essential skills of a food technologist
What a food technologist does
Food technologists develop processes for manufacturing foodstuffs and related products based on chemical, physical, and biological principles and technology. They design and plan layouts or equipment, oversee staff, engage in controlling, and improve food technologies in food production processes.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- assess HACCP implementation in plants
- food and beverage industry
- food authentication techniques
- food fraud
- food legislation
- food safety principles
- food toxicity
- foodborne diseases
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- laboratory-based sciences
- legislation about animal origin products
- manage the use of additives in food manufacturing
- quality assurance methodologies
- risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages
What would be new
54 skillsEssential for a food technologist and not for a food safety inspector. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse packaging requirements
- apply food technology principles
- bioeconomy
- biotechnology
- chemistry
- circular economy
- collect samples for analysis
- combination of flavours
- combination of textures
- describe chemical innovation in products
- develop food production processes
- energy efficiency
- ensure public safety and security
- ensure responsible sourcing in food supply chains
- enzymatic processing
- evaluate ingredient documentation from suppliers
- fermentation processes of food
- follow-up lab results
- food allergies
- food canning production line
- food engineering
- food ethics
- food materials
- food preservation
- food product ingredients
- food products composition
- food science
- food storage
- food waste monitoring systems
- functional properties of foods
- improve chemical processes
- ingredient threats
- interpret data in food manufacturing
- keep up with innovations in food manufacturing
- lead process optimisation
- listen actively
- manage discarded products
- manage ethics issues in the food industry
- manage food manufacturing laboratory
- molecular gastronomy
and 14 more
Other moves from food safety inspector
2 roles- food regulatory advisor15 skills in common
- food biotechnologist15 skills in common
← food safety inspectorfood technologist →The other way round
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