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Pasta maker

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Pasta goods maker Pasta maker Pasta making operative Pasta producer Pasta products maker

Pasta makers prepare fresh pasta, fillings, and other types of pasta following specific recipes and processes.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Making bread, cakes, biscuits, pastries, pies and other flour products;
(b) Making handmade confectionery from mixtures of sugar, chocolate and other ingredients using hand tools and some machines;
(c) Combining measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending or cooking machinery;
(d) Checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met;
(e) Applying glazes, icings or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes;
(f) Checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations;
(g) Monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times;
(h) Coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls, pastry and confectionary products.

Knowledge

  • Food processing
  • Handicrafts
  • Environmental protection technology
  • Therapy and rehabilitation
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Operating food processing machinery
  • Monitoring operational activities
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Ensuring compliance with legislation
  • Following instructions and procedures

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Communicating
  • Following ethical code of conduct
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Food processing and related trades workers

Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers

1.274

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

27,74%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

4,94% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

74,25%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

29,28%

Part-time contracts

1,15% Turnover index

526

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

0%

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.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

73%

27%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

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

Food processing and related trades workers

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?

Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
12%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
45%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
12%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27%
Manufacturing
25%
Administrative and support service activities
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
8%
Accommodation and food service activities
7%
Others
14%

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.