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Malt master

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

Other denominations:
Malt expert Malt master Malter Malting expert Malting master

Malt masters evaluate and grade different malts on a sensory basis for brewing purposes. They assess the look, the smell, and the taste of raw materials and unfinished products in order to maintain the consistency of products. They use their knowledge to prepare mixtures as part of product development.

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
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Work skills
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Finance, banking and insurance

Digital competencies

  • Creating artistic designs or performances
  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Complying with environmental protection laws and standards

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Leading others
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • 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

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

Food and beverage tasters and graders

17

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,83%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-43,33% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

76,47%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

23,53%

Part-time contracts

1,06% Turnover index

37

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

5%

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

72%

28%

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?

Food and beverage tasters and graders

No experience
23%
Less than 1 year
19%
Between 1 and 2 years
15%
Between 2 and 4 years
29%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
8%
Administrative and support service activities
26%
Education
20%
Manufacturing
16%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
10%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8%
Others
20%

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.