Occupation Atlasbaking operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5d9e63a2-8013-434e-9f92-3b3d54a0c320
baking operator
Baking operators tend automatic reels or conveyor-type ovens to bake bread, pastries and other bakery products. They interpret work orders to determine the products and the quantities to be baked. They set the operational speed of conveyors, baking times, and temperatures. They supervise the baking process and maintain oven operations in control.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCARealistic · Conventional · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.29
- C Conventional4.20
- A Artistic2.39
- E Enterprising2.10
- S Social1.73
- I Investigative1.66
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Bakers (51-3011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply flame handling regulations
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- bake goods
- bakery ingredients
- bakery production methods
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- clean food and beverage machinery
- ensure correct use of bakery equipment
- ensure sanitation
- exert quality control to processing food
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- follow production schedule
- manage production changeovers
- measure precise food processing operations
- monitor machine operations
- monitor temperature in farinaceous processes
- operate a heat treatment process
- pursue excellence in the creation of food products
- set up machine controls
- stand high temperatures
- tend bakery ovens
Optional (18)
- act reliably
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- follow verbal instructions
- follow written instructions
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- keep machines oiled for steady functioning
- label samples
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- maintain mechanical equipment
- manage kiln ventilation
- manufacturing of confectionery
- mill operations
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- perform services in a flexible manner
- secure goods
- temperature scales
- work in a food processing team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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pastry maker
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confectioner
11 shared · 22 more of its ownbakery ingredients, bakery production methods, bake goods, ensure correct use of bakery equipment
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