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Overview
Clarifiers operate tanks, strainers, skimmers and related equipment to remove sediment, moisture and foreign matter from oleo products and edible oils during processing.
In job descriptions, look for oil clarification, settlement, boiling methods, steam-heated tanks, filtration, skimming, oil hardness checks, pumps, flow control, hygiene procedures, HACCP, GMP and equipment checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Clarifier work is production-floor work around oil tanks, filters, pumps and skimmers. The goal is to remove sediment, moisture and surface matter while keeping flow, temperature, hygiene and equipment checks under control.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes oil settlement, boiling clarification, filtration, oil hardness checks, tank maintenance, pump operation and food-processing quality routines such as HACCP and GMP. Some roles connect clarification with blending or seed-oil processing.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by shift pattern, plant size, equipment responsibility, hygiene controls and whether the role includes quality checks or troubleshooting. Roles monitoring several tanks or flow points differ from single-machine tending.
Career paths
Development may move toward senior process operation, quality control, edible-oil refining, blending, maintenance coordination or training newer operators on checks, cleaning and production records.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names oils, tanks, filters, pumps, steam heating and quality systems. Clear wording separates oil clarification from general food packing or broad machine operation.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of oils and fats
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include fat-purification worker and refining machine operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9192.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSeparating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
10.41Manufacture of oils and fats
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/62f53135-e091-4aa6-8895-5851d72271b9 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8160.19 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |