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Coffee taster
Coffee beverage taster Coffee drinks taster Coffee taster Coffee tasting expert Coffee tasting specialist
Coffee tasters taste coffee samples in order to evaluate the features of the product or to prepare blending formulas. They determine the product's grade, estimate its market value, and explore how these products may appeal to different consumer tastes. They write blending formulas for workers who prepare coffee products for commercial purposes.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Inspecting, testing, tasting and smelling agricultural products, food and beverages at various stages of processing;
(b) Determining quality, acceptability to consumer tastes and approximate value of products, and grading them into appropriate classes;
(c) Discarding inferior products;
(d) Recording the grade and/or identification numbers on tags, receiving, or sales sheets;
(e) Weighing and measuring products.
Knowledge
- Food processing
- Physics
Digital competencies
- Collaborating and liaising
- Preparing food and drinks
- Ensuring compliance with legislation
- Documenting technical designs, procedures, problems or activities
- Promoting products, services, or programs
Digital competencies
- Accessing and analysing digital data
- Analysing and evaluating information and data
Personal competencies
- Supporting others
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
- Communicating
- Following ethical code of conduct
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
Food and beverage tasters and graders
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
Food and beverage tasters and graders
18
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
7,00%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-37,93% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
55,56%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
44,44%
Part-time contracts
1,13% Turnover index
38
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
16%
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%
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
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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?
Food and beverage tasters and graders
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.
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