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Food technician

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Food tech expert Food tech specialist Food technician Food technology expert Food technology specialist

Food technicians assist food technologists in the deveolpment of processes for manufacturing foodstuffs and related products based on chemical, physical, and biological principles. They perform research and experiments on ingredients, additives and packaging. Food technicians also check product quality to ensure compliance with legislation and regulations.

Tasks

In such cases tasks would include -
(a) Collecting data and providing technical assistance regarding: efficient, safe and economic utilization of personnel, material and equipment; methods of work and sequence of operations and supervision of their implementation; and efficient layout of plant or establishment;
(b) Aiding in the identification of potential hazards and introducing safety procedures and devices;
(c) Modifying and testing equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental pollution, site remediation and land reclamation;
(d) Assisting in the development of environmental pollution remediation devices under the direction of an engineer;
(e) Assisting engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

Knowledge

  • Food processing
  • Work skills
  • Electricity and energy
  • Community sanitation
  • Philosophy and ethics

Digital competencies

  • Analysing business operations
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Directing operational activities
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Monitoring quality of products

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Using word processing, publishing and presentation software

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Physical and engineering science technicians

Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Food Science and Technology Bachelor
  • Agricultural and Food Engineering Bachelor
  • Biotechnology Bachelor
  • Chemical engineering Bachelor
  • Chemistry Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Processes and quality in the food industry HVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Dairy Industries CP3
  • Cereal and confectionery industries CP3
  • Grape and wine industries CP3
  • Meat industries CP3
  • Fishery and aquaculture products industries CP3

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

1.184

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

27,83%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

8,70% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

73,06%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

11,19%

Part-time contracts

1,15% Turnover index

687

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

69%

31%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Physical and engineering science technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
33%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
10%
Manufacturing
31%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
28%
Information and communication
9%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Education
6%
Others
17%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.