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food-production-manager/references/skills.md
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Competences — food production manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a7d6a377-3d3b-41cf-9301-f4a0a7ad3d96).

Essential

  • analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
  • analyse trends in the food and beverage industries (skill/competence)
  • apply control process statistical methods (skill/competence)
  • apply GMP (skill/competence)
  • apply HACCP (skill/competence)
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages (skill/competence)
  • communicate production plan (skill/competence)
  • control of expenses (skill/competence)
  • design indicators for food waste reduction (skill/competence)
  • develop food waste reduction strategies (skill/competence)
  • ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • financial capability (knowledge)
  • food and beverage industry (knowledge)
  • food legislation (knowledge)
  • food waste monitoring systems (knowledge)
  • identify hazards in the workplace (skill/competence)
  • implement short term objectives (skill/competence)
  • interpret data in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • keep up with innovations in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
  • manage corrective actions (skill/competence)
  • manage resources in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
  • oversee production requirements (skill/competence)
  • plan food plant production activities (skill/competence)
  • plan shifts of employees (skill/competence)
  • quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
  • set production KPI (skill/competence)
  • set quality assurance objectives (skill/competence)
  • supervise employees in food production plants (skill/competence)
  • train staff to reduce food waste (skill/competence)
  • use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adapt production levels (skill/competence)
  • advocate for consumer matters in production plants (skill/competence)
  • apply foreign language for international trade (skill/competence)
  • assess environmental plans against financial costs (skill/competence)
  • attend to detail in preparation for audits (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on food waste prevention (skill/competence)
  • evaluate employees (skill/competence)
  • food authentication techniques (knowledge)
  • food fraud (knowledge)
  • food safety standards (knowledge)
  • lead process optimisation (skill/competence)
  • legislation about animal origin products (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage communications with food industry governmental bodies (skill/competence)
  • manage medium term objectives (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • mitigate waste of resources (skill/competence)
  • molecular gastronomy (knowledge)
  • monitor developments used for food industry (skill/competence)
  • perform strategic planning in the food industry (skill/competence)
  • plan medium to long term objectives (skill/competence)
  • recruit employees (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 26 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • quality control — 46 %
  • team leadership — 19 %
  • production supervision — 19 %

Methods

  • continuous improvement — 23 %
  • GMP — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • team leadership — 19 %
  • work schedule creation — 19 %