Perfume production machine operator

Description

Perfume production machine operators tend machinery for the manufacturing of perfumes by setting up the machines and tools, cleaning and maintaining the equipment and abiding by the production schedule.

Other titles

The following job titles also refer to perfume production machine operator:

perfume production machine tender
fragrance production worker
perfume production machine operative
fragrance factory worker
fragrance production machine operative
perfume factory worker
perfume plant worker
perfume production machine worker
fragrance production machine tender
fragrance production machine worker
fragrance plant worker
perfume production worker

Minimum qualifications

A high school diploma is usually the minimum required to work as a perfume production machine operator.

ISCO skill level

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

  • the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
  • the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
  • the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Perfume production machine operator is a Skill level 2 occupation.

Perfume production machine operator career path

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Long term prospects

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of perfume production machine operator. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of perfume production machine operator with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

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Essential knowledge and skills

Essential knowledge

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of perfume production machine operator.

  • Perfume and cosmetic products: The offered perfume and cosmetic products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

Essential skills and competences

These skills are necessary for the role of perfume production machine operator.

  • Check the production schedule: Check the daily and long term schedules for rehearsal, training, performances, season, tour, etc., taking into account the project timeline and all the preparations required by the production.
  • Prepare raw materials: Prepare and measure the basic materials that are needed to produce goods and finished products.
  • Weigh materials: Weigh materials and products, record weight and other relevant data on tags or labels.
  • Wear appropriate protective gear: Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
  • Verify product specifications: Check heights, colour and other attributes of finished product against specifications.
  • Set up machine controls: Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
  • Check quality of raw materials: Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.
  • Create fragrances formulae: Create chemical fromulae for the already reseached new fragrances.
  • Follow production schedule: Follow production schedule taking into account all requirements, times and needs. This schedule outlines what individual commodities must be produced in each time period and encapsulates various concerns like production, staffing, inventory, etc. It is usually linked to manufacturing where the plan indicates when and how much of each product will be demanded. Utilise all the information in the actual implementation of the plan.
  • Conform with production requirements: Conform with production requirements by reading the production schedule and adjusting temperature to the actual humidity, size and type of the products which will be dried.
  • Ensure conformity to specifications: Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.

Optional knowledge and skills

Optional knowledge

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of perfume production machine operator. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

  • Good manufacturing practices: Regulatory requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) applied in the relevant manufacturing sector.
  • Allergies: Changes in an organism’s response to a pathogen when that organism has been previously affected by the same pathogen.
  • Perfume raw materials: The materials whose essence is extracted to manufacture perfumes. Raw materials for the manufacturing of perfumes such as flowers, spices, fruits, and wood.
  • Chemistry: The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that they undergo; the uses of different chemicals and their interactions, production techniques, risk factors, and disposal methods.

Optional skills and competences

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of perfume production machine operator. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

  • Clean industrial containers: Clean residual dirt particles from containers. Adapt cleaning process to the customer’s requirements.
  • Inspect quality of products: Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
  • Conduct cleaning in place: Conduct cleaning-in-place and sterilisation on all process equipment, tanks, and lines. These systems support automatic cleaning and disinfecting without the need for major disassembly and assembly.
  • Validate raw materials using adequate equipment: Perform equipment validations and calibrations, along with methods and procedures for receiving incoming raw materials from suppliers.
  • Test fragrances against customer satisfaction: Test a new set of fragrances on a chosen group of volunteer customers in order to check how they react on the new products and which is their level of satisfaction.
  • Operate distilling equipment: Operate the different parts of distilling equipment such as the pot, the distillation column, the lyne arm, the condenser, the distillate, and the aging barrels.
  • Calculate concentrations: Measure and define the concentration of a chemical element in a substance or preparation.
  • Perform blending operations: Perform powdered ingredients blending adding the correct binding ingredient according to the formula: gelatin, water, alcohol or starch paste.
  • Keep records of work progress: Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
  • Adjust manufacturing equipment: Regulate and monitor the manufacturing equipment settings and process parameters, such as its temperature and power level. Review the manufacturing process and equipment and suggest improvements.
  • Manage manufacturing documentation: Manage the reports and technical documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures or logbooks, by writing and reviewing them, capturing and eliminating any deviation and ambiguity.

ISCO group and title

8131 – Chemical products plant and machine operators


References
  1. ESCO
Last updated on July 11, 2022

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