As a Cocoa Press Operator, you will need to master following:

• apply GMP
• apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
• check processing parameters
• clean food and beverage machinery
• exert quality control to processing food
• screen cocoa beans
• separate by-products of pressed cocoa
• store cocoa pressing products
• taste cocoa beans
• tend cocoa pressing machines

More generally, a cocoa press operator is also versed in:

• adhere to organisational guidelines
• apply HACCP
• be at ease in unsafe environments
• carry out checks of production plant equipment
• disassemble equipment
• follow hygienic procedures during food processing
• hydraulics
• operate weighing machine
• temperature scales

It also helps to know the following:

• assess cocoa bean quality
• dispose food waste
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
• work in a food processing team
• act reliably
• health, safety and hygiene legislation
• liaise with colleagues
• liaise with managers
• perform multiple tasks at the same time