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FOOD PROCESSING ENGINEERING [3 records]

Record 1 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Chemical Engineering
Universal entry(ies)
2134
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Chemical engineers research, design, and develop chemical processes and equipment, oversee the operation and maintenance of industrial chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, resource, pulp and paper, and food processing plants and perform duties related to chemical quality control, environmental protection and biochemical or biotechnical engineering. Chemical engineers are employed in a wide range of manufacturing and processing industries, consulting firms, government, research and educational institutions.

OBS

2134: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Génie chimique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
2134
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les ingénieurs chimistes recherchent, conçoivent et mettent au point du matériel et des procédés de transformation chimique, supervisent l'exploitation et l'entretien d'usines dans les industries de la chimie, des plastiques, des produits pharmaceutiques, des ressources, des pâtes et papiers et de la transformation des aliments, et exécutent des tâches liées au contrôle de la qualité, à la protection de l'environnement et au génie biochimique et biotechnique. Ils travaillent dans une vaste gamme d'industries de fabrication et de traitement, des firmes de consultants, la fonction publique, des instituts de recherche et des établissements d'enseignement.

OBS

2134 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Food engineers apply the concepts and principles of engineering to the conversion of raw food stuffs into safe consumer products of the highest possible quality. They work in the areas of food handling, processing, packaging and distribution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Personne qui agit comme experte-conseil auprès des entreprises du domaine de la transformation des produits alimentaires.

OBS

Elle participe également à la mise au point de nouveaux procédés et équipements en vue de les vendre aux entreprises. À cette fin, elle détermine les besoins de l'entreprise, lui propose de l'équipement et des procédés et donne la formation nécessaire à l'utilisation du nouveau matériel.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

There are even wider contrasts between local methods to produce bakers’ or brewers’ yeast and the biochemical engineering operations used to obtain microbial protein. The processing techniques may be all-important in determining the composition and structure, the nutritional value and health safety of the food as eaten, in contrast to the composition and other properties of freshly harvested material...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale

Spanish

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