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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products S8.5.4 - operating food processing machinery Wash oils
Description
Wash oils to reduce the soap left over in the oil after the first stage of refining. Heat the oil to the right temperature, then add a certain amount of wash water to be mixed into the oil by the dynamic mixer. Operate the flow meter for hot water and the electro-pneumatic metering valve.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Fat-purification workerFat-purification workers operate acidulation tanks and equipment that help with the separation of undesirable components from oils. Other titles The following job titles also refer…
Optional for
- Centrifuge operatorCentrifuge operators tend centrifugal machines that separate impurities from food materials aimed to be further processed as to achieve finished foodstuffs. Other titles The follow…
Related skills
- Alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils
- Follow written instructions
- Refine edible oils
- Apply HACCP
- Degum liquids
- Measure density of liquids
- Exert quality control to processing food
- Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- Ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- Apply GMP
- Origin of dietary fats and oils
- Filter edible oils
- Label samples
Last updated on February 18, 2026
