Confectioner Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers
SaveWhat Does a Confectioner Do?
Confectioners make a varied range of cakes, candies and other confectionery items for industrial purposes or for direct selling.
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Where Do I Start?
Chemical Aspects Of Chocolates
Chemical constitution of chocolate to alter recipes and provide customers with experiences of pleasure.
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Skills You Need to Become a Confectioner
Essential Skills
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EssentialChemical Aspects Of Chocolates knowledge
Chemical constitution of chocolate to alter recipes and provide customers with experiences of pleasure.
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EssentialBakery Production Methods knowledge
The bakery production methods used to make baked products such as leaven, unleaven, sour dough, and predough.
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EssentialChemical Aspects Of Sugar knowledge
Chemical aspects and constitution of sugar to alter recipes and provide customers with experiences of pleasure.
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EssentialApply GMP skill
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
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EssentialApply HACCP skill
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
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EssentialApply Requirements Concerning Manufacturing Of Food And Beverages skill
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
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EssentialCare For Food Aesthetic skill
Convey presentation and aesthetic elements into the production of food. Cut products properly, manage right quantities into the product, care for the attractiveness of the product.
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EssentialComply With Food Safety And Hygiene skill
Respect optimal food safety and hygiene during preparation, manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution and delivery of food products.
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EssentialCreate New Recipes skill
Combine innovative and creative ideas to come up with new recipes and preparations to extend the product of range of a company. Make modifications to recipes in order to enhance …
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EssentialExert Quality Control To Processing Food skill
Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.
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EssentialFollow Hygienic Procedures During Food Processing skill
Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
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EssentialMaintain Food Specifications skill
Preserve, review, and evaluate existing food specifications such as recipes.
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EssentialMonitor Temperature In Manufacturing Process Of Food And Beverages skill
Monitor and control required temperatures in the different phases of production until the product reaches suitable properties according to specifications.
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EssentialOperate A Heat Treatment Process skill
Apply heat treatment aimed at preparing and preserving half-finished or finished food products.
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EssentialWork According To Recipe skill
Perform tasks in food preparation according to recipe or specification in order to preserve the quality of ingredients and to ensure replication accuracy of the recipe. Select the appropriate materials …
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EssentialBake Confections skill
Bake cakes, tarts and confectioneries using ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil, with some varieties also requiring liquid such as milk or water and leavening agents …
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EssentialBake Goods skill
Perform all tasks for baking such as oven preparation and product loading, until the baked goods are discharged from it.
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EssentialCoat Food Products skill
Cover the surface of the food product with a coating: a preparation based on sugar, chocolate, or any other product.
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EssentialEnforce Health And Safety Regulations For Bread Products skill
Monitor activities to ensure bread products are handled in accordance with safety and hygiene standards.
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EssentialEnsure Correct Use Of Bakery Equipment skill
Use the utensils, machinery and equipment for the production of bakery and farinaceous products such as kneading machines, proofing equipment, vessels, knives, baking ovens, slicers, wrappers, mixers, and glazers. Keep …
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EssentialManufacture Confectionery skill
Manage the development and production of bakers' confectionery, also called flour confections, including pastries, cakes, and similar baked goods.
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EssentialMonitor Coating Specifications skill
Monitoring that specifications such as colour, shape, glaze, texture, weight, depth of coating are met.
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EssentialMonitor Temperature In Farinaceous Processes skill
Monitor and control the temperature in the different phases of farinaceous processes such as fermentation, proofing, and baking. Adhere to specifications or recipes.
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EssentialMould Chocolate skill
Mould chocolate to make chocolate pieces that are of a certain shape. Pour liquid chocolate into a mould and let it harden.
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EssentialOperate Kneading Of Food Products skill
Perform all kinds of kneading operations of raw materials, half-finished products and foodstuffs.
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EssentialOperate Mixing Of Food Products skill
Perform all kinds of mixing operations of raw materials, half-finished products and foodstuffs.
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EssentialPrepare Bakery Products skill
Make bakery products such as bread and pasta by preparing dough, using proper techniques, recipes and equipment to achieve ready bakery items, combining with other products if necessary.
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EssentialProduce Confectionery From Chocolate skill
Produce different kinds of confectionery from chocolate mass.
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EssentialSelect Adequate Ingredients skill
Select adequate ingredients based in their technological function to execute ideas. Strive for consistent good quality of the ingredients and use them adequately to obtain a satisfactory final product.
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EssentialTemper Chocolate skill
Heat and cool chocolate using marble slabs or machines in order to obtain the desired characteristics for different applications like shininess of the chocolate or the way it breaks.
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EssentialTend Confectionery Manufacturing Equipment skill
Operate confectionery manufacturing and processing machinery such as boilers, baling presses, compressors, conveyor driven machinery, and storage silos, tanks and bins. They may also operate jar filling systems or wrapping …
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OptionalAct Reliably skill
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OptionalAdminister Ingredients In Food Production skill
ngredients to be added and the required amounts according to the recipe and the way those ingredients are to be administered.
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OptionalAnalyse Trends In The Food And Beverage Industries skill
Investigate trends in foodstuffs related to consumers preferences. Examine key markets based on both product type and geography as well as technological improvements in the industry.
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OptionalControl Of Expenses skill
Monitoring and maintaining effective cost controls, in regards to efficiencies, waste, overtime and staffing. Assessing excesses and strives for efficiency and productivity.
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OptionalDispose Food Waste skill
Dispose or collect food waste with the purpose of recycling or throwing away from the production process. Follow established procedures for their disposal taking care of the environment and the …
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OptionalExamine Production Samples skill
Examine production samples visually or manually to verify properties such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, humidity and texture.
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OptionalIdentify Market Niches skill
Analyse the composition of the markets, segment these into groups, and highlight the opportunities that each one of these niches represent in terms of new products.
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OptionalLabel Samples skill
Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.
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OptionalLiaise With Colleagues skill
Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to …
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OptionalLiaise With Managers skill
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
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OptionalMaintain Working Relationships skill
Ensure effective working relationships with colleagues and others. Maintain them over long periods of time.
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OptionalNegotiate Improvement With Suppliers skill
Build a good relation with suppliers in order to improve knowledge and quality of supply.
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OptionalNegotiate Terms With Suppliers skill
Identify and work with suppliers to ensure quality of supply and best price has been negotiated.
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OptionalOperate Automated Process Control skill
Operate process control or automation system (PAS) used to control a production process automatically.
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OptionalPerform Chemical Experiments skill
Perform chemical experiments with the aim of testing various products and substances in order to draw conclusions in terms of product viability and replicability.
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OptionalPerform Services In A Flexible Manner skill
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OptionalWork Independently In Service Of A Food Production Process skill
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OptionalApply Extruding Techniques skill
Apply specific techniques for extrusion process in the food industry.
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OptionalApply Flame Handling Regulations skill
Apply laws and organisation rules for the safe storage and use of flammables.
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OptionalAssess Cocoa Bean Quality skill
Examining the type ofcocoa bean delivered by suppliers and matching it to the desired product.
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OptionalBake Pastry For Special Events skill
Prepare pastry for special occasions such as weddings and birthdays.
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OptionalDecorate Pastry For Special Events skill
Embellish pastry for special occasions such as weddings and birthdays.
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OptionalImprovise To Occuring Food Processing Situations skill
Adapt a flexible approach to occuring problems in the process of creating food and beverages.
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OptionalMake Artistic Food Creations skill
Use ingredients, mixes and instruments to create artistic food preparations e.g. cakes. Be imaginative and resourceful, and combine colours and shapes to have a good effect. Turn designs into reality, …
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OptionalPreserve Regional Sweet Traditions skill
The specialty of sweets produced in different regions and follow recipes for manufacturing sweets according to specifications.
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OptionalTend Bakery Ovens skill
Operate ovens using the right thermal regime to bake different types of dough and maintain equipment in order to ensure effective and correct operation.
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