# Competences — water treatment systems operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1ab184b6-de00-4476-ba1d-c6a71c668be3).

## Essential

- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **apply GMP** (skill/competence)
- **apply HACCP** (skill/competence)
- **apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **be at ease in unsafe environments** (skill/competence)
- **beverages filtration processes** (knowledge)
- **boil water** (skill/competence)
- **check bottles for packaging** (skill/competence)
- **clean food and beverage machinery** (skill/competence)
- **disassemble equipment** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with environmental legislation** (skill/competence)
- **exert quality control to processing food** (skill/competence)
- **filter liquids** (skill/competence)
- **follow hygienic procedures during food processing** (skill/competence)
- **manage desalination control system** (skill/competence)
- **measure water flow** (skill/competence)
- **measure water quality parameters** (skill/competence)
- **operate a heat treatment process** (skill/competence)
- **operate water purifying equipment** (skill/competence)
- **percolation** (knowledge)
- **perform carbonation processes** (skill/competence)
- **perform water treatment procedures** (skill/competence)
- **perform water treatments** (skill/competence)
- **separate unstable elements in the water** (skill/competence)
- **strive to conserve the composition of water** (skill/competence)
- **tend beverage gasifier equipment** (skill/competence)
- **use water disinfection equipment** (skill/competence)
- **water policies** (knowledge)
- **water pressure** (knowledge)
- **water reuse** (knowledge)

## Optional

- automatic control system (knowledge)
- biology (knowledge)
- carry out waste water treatment (skill/competence)
- chemistry (knowledge)
- collect samples (skill/competence)
- collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
- dispose food waste (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment maintenance (skill/competence)
- ensure proper water storage (skill/competence)
- follow water supply schedule (skill/competence)
- health, safety and hygiene legislation (knowledge)
- label samples (skill/competence)
- liaise with colleagues (skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (skill/competence)
- maintain desalination control system (skill/competence)
- maintain tanks (skill/competence)
- maintain water distribution equipment (skill/competence)
- maintain water treatment equipment (skill/competence)
- manage environmental management system (skill/competence)
- monitor centrifugal separators (skill/competence)
- monitor water quality (skill/competence)
- operate centrifuges (skill/competence)
- operate hydraulic machinery controls (skill/competence)
- operate pumping equipment (skill/competence)
- perform water chemistry analysis (skill/competence)
- perform water testing procedures (skill/competence)
- risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages (knowledge)
- set up equipment for food production (skill/competence)
- use personal protection equipment (skill/competence)
- water chemistry analysis (knowledge)
- work in a food processing team (skill/competence)