2.9 KiB
2.9 KiB
Competences — chef
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1009be17-7efd-45f1-a033-566bf179c588).
Essential
- comply with food safety and hygiene (skill/competence)
- control of expenses (skill/competence)
- design indicators for food waste reduction (skill/competence)
- develop food waste reduction strategies (skill/competence)
- food waste monitoring systems (knowledge)
- handover the food preparation area (skill/competence)
- instruct kitchen personnel (skill/competence)
- maintain customer service (skill/competence)
- maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- plan menus (skill/competence)
- store raw food materials (skill/competence)
- think creatively about food and beverages (skill/competence)
- types of whisks (knowledge)
- use cooking techniques (skill/competence)
- use culinary finishing techniques (skill/competence)
- use food cutting tools (skill/competence)
- use food preparation techniques (skill/competence)
- use reheating techniques (skill/competence)
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality (skill/competence)
- work in a hospitality team (skill/competence)
Optional
- assist customers (skill/competence)
- check deliveries on receipt (skill/competence)
- compile cooking recipes (skill/competence)
- conduct research on food waste prevention (skill/competence)
- cook dairy products (skill/competence)
- cook fish (skill/competence)
- cook meat dishes (skill/competence)
- cook pastry products (skill/competence)
- cook sauce products (skill/competence)
- cook seafood (skill/competence)
- cook vegetable products (skill/competence)
- create decorative food displays (skill/competence)
- ensure cleanliness of food preparation area (skill/competence)
- execute chilling processes to food products (skill/competence)
- handle chemical cleaning agents (skill/competence)
- identify nutritional properties of food (skill/competence)
- manage waste (skill/competence)
- molecular gastronomy (knowledge)
- order supplies (skill/competence)
- perform procurement processes (skill/competence)
- plan shifts of employees (skill/competence)
- prepare canapés (skill/competence)
- prepare desserts (skill/competence)
- prepare flambeed dishes (skill/competence)
- prepare salad dressings (skill/competence)
- prepare sandwiches (skill/competence)
- set prices of menu items (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 63 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- food preparation — 43 %
- inventory management — 32 %
- menu development — 32 %
- food safety — 19 %