Skills
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Overview
Cellar operators manage fermentation and maturation tanks, controlling yeast, wort temperature, cooling flow and beverage-processing equipment.
In job descriptions, look for fermentation tanks, sampling, sanitation, HACCP, machine monitoring, pasteurisation, beverage containers, production inventory and cleaning of food or drink machinery.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Cellar operators work close to tanks, cooling systems and beverage batches. The role follows fermentation and maturation so yeast, temperature, sanitation and timing stay within process requirements.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include monitoring machines, preparing fermentation containers, collecting samples, cleaning equipment, keeping production inventory and applying HACCP or hygiene routines.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production scale, shift pattern, beverage type, process responsibility, sampling duties, equipment complexity and whether the role includes troubleshooting or supervising other operators. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior cellar work, fermentation supervision, quality control, brewing or beverage production coordination, maintenance liaison or broader food-production operations.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention wort, yeast, tanks, cooling coils, samples, pasteurisation, sanitation, HACCP or production records. These details show the process and quality demands.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3caa57c9-d360-4ce4-8000-34a983666ba7 |
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| ESCO code | 8160.13 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |