# Competences — canning and bottling line operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9388a977-6f79-4509-81aa-026bc49e1919).

## Essential

- **apply GMP** (skill/competence)
- **apply HACCP** (skill/competence)
- **apply numeracy skills** (skill/competence)
- **apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **assist bottling** (skill/competence)
- **carbonation techniques** (knowledge)
- **carry out checks of production plant equipment** (skill/competence)
- **check bottles for packaging** (skill/competence)
- **check quality of products on the production line** (skill/competence)
- **clean food and beverage machinery** (skill/competence)
- **detect flaws in bottles** (skill/competence)
- **dispose non-food waste within the food industry** (skill/competence)
- **exert quality control to processing food** (skill/competence)
- **follow hygienic procedures during food processing** (skill/competence)
- **handle chemical cleaning agents** (skill/competence)
- **measure precise food processing operations** (skill/competence)
- **operate automated process control** (skill/competence)
- **operate forklift** (skill/competence)
- **tend canning machine** (skill/competence)
- **tend packaging machines** (skill/competence)
- **work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- cleaning of reusable packaging (knowledge)
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production (skill/competence)
- health, safety and hygiene legislation (knowledge)
- label foodstuffs (skill/competence)
- label samples (skill/competence)
- lift heavy weights (skill/competence)
- make critical decisions regarding the processing of food (skill/competence)
- manage carbonation levels (skill/competence)
- manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations (skill/competence)
- monitor filling machines (skill/competence)
- operate vacuum machines (skill/competence)
- perform services in a flexible manner (skill/competence)
- tend bottle-washing machine (skill/competence)
- work in a food processing team (skill/competence)
- work independently in service of a food production process (skill/competence)