Food storage

Description

The proper conditions and methods to store food to keep it from spoiling, taking into account humidity, light, temperature and other environmental factors.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 21 occupations
  • Optional in 10 occupations
  • Total: 31 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Food safety specialist
    Food safety specialists organise processes and implement procedures to avoid problems with food safety. They comply with regulations. Includes people performing activities at the p…
  • Industrial cook
    Industrial cooks create new food designs and recipes. They prepare, measure and mix ingredients to prepare foodstuff products. They control and regulate temperatures, monitor cooki…
  • Chilling operator
    Chilling operators perform various processes and tend specific machines for manufacturing prepared meals and dishes. They apply chilling, sealing, and freezing methods to foodstuff…
  • Food production engineer
    Food production engineers oversee the electrical and mechanical needs of the equipment and machinery required in the process of manufacturing food or beverages. They strive to maxi…
  • Butcher
    Butchers order, inspect and buy meat to prepare it and sell it as consumable meat products. They perform activities such as cutting, trimming, boning, tying, and grinding beef, por…
  • Halal butcher
    Halal butchers order, inspect and buy meat to prepare it and sell it as consumable meat products in accordance with Islamic practices. They perform activities such as cutting, trim…
  • Food technologist
    A Food Technologist is a science-based professional responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, nutritional value, and taste of food products. They are involved in the research, …
  • Fish canning operator
    Fish canning operators brine, cook and package fish. They sterilise fish canning lines and introduce fishes in tanks once heads and visceras have been removed from the body. T…
  • Meat preparations operator
    Meat preparations operators prepare fresh meat with ingredients such as spices, herbs or additives in order to make ready-for-sale meat preparations. Other titles The following job…
  • Milk reception operator
    Milk reception operators use devices that ensure the correct qualitative and quantitative reception of the raw milk. They perform initial cleaning operations, storage and distribut…
  • Prepared meat operator
    Prepared meat operators process meat either by hand or using meat machines such as meat grinding, crushing or mixing machines. They perform preservation processes such as pasteuris…
  • Private chef
    Private chefs comply with food and sanitation rules to prepare meals for their employers. They take into consideration the employer's intolerances to specific ingredients or their …
  • Head pastry chef
    Head pastry chefs manage pastry staff and ensure the preparation, cooking and presentation of desserts, sweet products and pastry products.  Duties The duties of a head p…
  • Food grader
    Food graders inspect, sort and grade food products. They grade food products according to sensory criteria or with the help of machinery. They determine the product's use by gradin…
  • Fish preparation operator
    Fish preparation operators realize the preparation of fish and shellfish according to hygiene, food safety and trade regulations. They carry out fish processing operations, and als…
  • Prepared meals nutritionist
    Prepared meals nutritionists are professionals who may be involved in the development and oversight of the nutritional content of prepared meal delivery services. They ensure that …
  • Food regulatory advisor
    Food regulatory advisors are extra-judicial or judiciary technical experts. They ensure food industry practices comply with regulatory norms. They perform audits, make diagnoses, a…
  • Fruit and vegetable canner
    Fruit and vegetable canners tend machines to prepare industrial products based on fruits and vegetables for storage or shipping. They perform a wide range of tasks  such as sortin…
  • Street food vendor
    Street food vendors sell food preparations, dishes and products on organised outdoor or indoor market places, or on the streets. They prepare the food in their stalls. Street food……
  • Bulk filler
    Bulk fillers perform dumping of food products into barrels, tubs, or containers together with prescribed amounts of preservatives, such as salt, sugar, brine, syrup, or vinegar for…
  • Raw material reception operator
    Raw material reception operators operate and maintain tools and equipment to ensure that qualitative and quantitative requirements in the reception of the raw material are met. The…

Optional for

  • Meat cutter
    Meat cutters cut carcasses of animals into large and smaller parts for further processing. They remove bones from pre-processed carcasses of animals either manually or using machin…
  • Sauce production operator
    Sauce production operators process, produce and manufacture sauces made from fruits, vegetables, oils and vinegars. They operate machinery and equipment for activities such as mixi…
  • Sugar refinery operator
    Sugar refinery operators tend and control refinery equipment to produce sugars and related products from raw sugar or other raw materials like corn starch. Other titles The followi…
  • Slaughterer
    Slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses for further processing and distribution. Duties The duties of a slaughterer include, but are not limited to: operating switchin…
  • Packaging and filling machine operator
    Packaging and filling machine operators tend machines for preparing and packing food products in various packaging containers such as jars, cartons, cans, and others. Other titles …
  • Kosher slaughterer
    Kosher slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses of kosher meat for further processing and distribution. They slaughter animals as stated in Jewish law and according to …
  • Food production operator
    Food production operators supply and perform one or more tasks in different stages of the food production process. They perform manufacturing operations and processes to foods and …
  • Halal slaughterer
    Halal slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses of halal meat from cows and chickens for further processing and distribution. They slaughter animals as stated in Islamic…
  • Biochemical engineer
    A Biochemical Engineer is a highly specialized professional who combines principles of biology, chemistry, and engineering to design and develop processes for producing pharmaceuti…
  • Bioengineer
    Bioengineers combine state of the art findings in the field of biology with engineering logics in order to develop solutions aimed at improving the well-being of society. They can……

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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