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How a Brewing Technician makes a difference

Working in the brewing industry means contributing to this country’s largest food and drink export. The sector is diverse, with craft, micro, national, and international breweries.

All breweries are focused on doing the same thing – creating beer and maintaining the same quality and taste, time and again. You could be the technician that helps to maintain standards, ensuring customers have their beer at the quality they expect.

A woman checking brewing vats in a brewery.

The type of work a Brewing Technician will do

  • Stock control of ingredients
  • Overseeing brewing processes, for example fermentation and yeast management
  • Monitoring brewing systems
  • Maintaining hygiene across the production environment
  • Directing transport and beer dispensing systems
  • Design and adjustment of beer recipes
  • Engaging with the public, for example with tasting sessions
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Attention to detail
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Precise
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Instructing others
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What you can bring to the Brewing Technician role

A fascination with how food and drink products are developed.
 
An interest and some ability in science.

The natural tendency to listen carefully and follow instructions accurately.

What you can bring to the Brewing Technician role

Attention to detail when you’re making decisions and producing written records.

A high level of curiosity and the desire to innovate.

Strong communication skills and a knack for teaching others how to do something.

What you can bring to the Brewing Technician role

You could also be right for this role if you have any of the following interests:

- science

- food and drinks

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Future career opportunities for a Brewing Technician

You could begin your career in brewing as a packer or assistant brewer and progress to running a brewery or being responsible for developing new products.

If the brewery you work for exports beer you could become responsible for global logistics or travel to different countries promoting your brewery’s brands.

How to become a Brewing Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • An apprenticeship as a Brewer.
  • An apprenticeship as a Food and Drink Engineer.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

Unlike other alcoholic drinks, beer is fermented rather than distilled and uses cereals rather than fruit. You’ll get to know all the ingredients and how they behave in different situations. You may also have a role in design and development of new brands, using your production knowledge to advise how tastes can be achieved.

How a Water Quality Technician makes a difference

Did you know, on average one person uses 152 litres of water per day? Multiply that by an average family of four and by 28 million households and you get an idea of just how much water we all use. We need our water to be readily available – at work, in our homes and for our public services – and rely on our water being clean and safe.

High quality water comes from large water processing plants that need to be continuously maintained. This involves reactive and routine repairs on water treatment systems and the fixing of leaks. You could be the technician who processes and protects our water to make sure it never stops running from our taps.

The type of work a Water Quality Technician will do

  • Following the procedures for regular checks
  • Carrying out tests on equipment, instruments and IT systems
  • Finding out the causes of faults and dealing with leaks in the system
  • Confirming the correct use of chemicals
  • Communicating to others the maintenance and repair works taking place
  • Working as a team to complete repairs
  • Maintaining records of the work carried out
Useful skills
Critical thinking
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Attention to detail
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Communicating complex ideas
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Problem solving
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What you can bring to the Water Quality Technician role

An interest in how our national water system works.

A passion for protecting water resources.

An organised approach to your work.

The confidence to work independently and collaborate with others to solve problems.

What you can bring to the Water Quality Technician role

The ability to think through challenges from different angles before deciding on the best way forward.

Good concentration skills and the ability to make accurate decisions.

A skill for gathering people’s opinions and communicating updates on projects.

What you can bring to the Water Quality Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- sustainability

- science 

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Future career opportunities for a Water Quality Technician

As you progress in your water quality career, you could become more focused on plant equipment and the water network, or become more involved in the science of treating water.

Depending on the path you chose, you might move into a specialised engineering role or spend your days in a lab, completing tests or carrying out research.

How to become a Water Quality Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job. But if you're interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • An apprenticeship as a Water Operations Manager.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

Water processing plants are connected to water networks – miles of pipes that deliver water to different premises – and used water goes into the sewerage system. The pipe and sewerage networks also need to be monitored and maintained. As a water technician you’ll learn how water and waste water is managed across our whole country, how it connects to lakes, rivers, reservoirs and the sea, and how water resources are redirected around the country.

Other job titles...

This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Water treatment process technician
Water treatment network technician
Water Distribution Network Technician
Water Distribution Leakage Technician
Waste Water Sewerage Technician
Waste Water Treatment Technician

How a Food Science Technician makes a difference

Every day, millions of fresh, creative and tasty food products are made, packed, and sold for the enjoyment of consumers in the UK and around the world. Every product needs to meet the safety standards of the country it’s made in and the countries where it’s sold.

People can have allergies to some ingredients, so measures are taken to stop the wrong ingredients being mixed in by mistake and to make sure packaging is labelled properly. A lot of time is also spent improving and creating new products. You could be the technician who helps to ensure food and drink products are great-tasting, labelled correctly and safe to eat and drink.

The type of work a Food Science Technician will do

  • Collecting, interpreting, and analysing data
  • Specifying ingredients and organising their storage, handling and quality checks
  • Meeting with suppliers of raw materials and assessing taste and quality
  • Costing and comparing the costs of different products
  • Contributing to new product ideas
  • Overseeing and auditing processes to make sure safety standards are met
  • Liaising with manufacturing and production teams
  • Helping to improve systems and processes
Useful skills
Attention to detail
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Communicating complex ideas
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Precise
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Instructing others
Skills & attributes

What you can bring to the Food Science Technician role

A strong interest in food and drink.

An aptitude for following recipes in detail and trying out new recipe ideas.

A thorough approach to your work and recording information.

What you can bring to the Food Science Technician role

Natural ability to communicate ideas and complex processes to other people.

A knack for putting what you’ve learned into practice and teaching others what you’ve learned.

Maturity about following procedures.

What you can bring to the Food Science Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- food and drinks

- science

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Future career opportunities for a Food Science Technician

You could be employed by a grower, a large or small food manufacturer, or by a retailer, such as a major UK supermarket.

Once you have experience, possible roles include technical manager, quality assurance, process development, new product development or auditor.

There may be the opportunity to travel as part of your role, either to discover new foods and ingredients internationally or to promote products to other countries.

How to become a Food Science Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

  • A T-level in Science.
  • An apprenticeship as a Food Industry Technologist.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

You will develop an understanding of the complete food journey, from field to fork, and can help drive a manufacturing process that protects the nutritious ingredients in food for the benefit of people’s health. The ingredients you choose and where you source them from can also have a positive impact on the environment and communities. More local sourcing can reduce transportation time and carbon emissions, while sourcing internationally can provide vital work opportunities to people in developing countries.

Other job titles...

This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Food Technologist

How a Food Production Technician makes a difference

The packaged food we consume is made using heavy duty machinery – large scale mixers, blenders, friers, ovens, dispensers, and freezers. These machines are very carefully designed and programmed to make sure they produce food that is safe to eat and tastes good.

If any of the machines stops working, it blocks the whole production line. Regular tests and maintenance are required to stop breakdowns from happening. You could be the technician who takes care of this oversized kitchen equipment and keeps food production going.

The type of work a Food Production Technician will do

  • Monitoring the settings of machines to ensure food safety
  • Fixing and using high tech machinery
  • Supporting audits on health and safety standards
  • Helping to train others on the operation of machines
  • Controlling and moving stock
  • Supporting the development of new products
  • Integrating food production with packaging systems
Useful skills
Precise
Skills & attributes
Useful skills
Instructing others
Skills & attributes

What you can bring to the Food Production Technician role

An interest in food and drink production.

The ability to work independently.

A responsible approach to following procedures carefully and accurately.

What you can bring to the Food Production Technician role

A natural ability to explain processes and show people how to do things.

A curiosity for discovering how things work and finding better solutions.

The confidence to try different tools and machinery.

What you can bring to the Food Production Technician role

You could also be right for this role if you have any of the following interests:

- food and drinks

- building, making, and fixing things

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Future career opportunities for a Food Production Technician

If you’re most interested in the machinery part of the role, you could become a senior engineer who leads a team. If you’re more interested in how the ingredients in the machines behave, you could get involved in food innovation.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with big food manufacturers who send products all over the world, and may choose to specialise in a particular category of food or drink.

How to become a Food Production Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • An apprenticeship as a Food and Drink Engineer.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

You’ll probably work for a large food or drink manufacturer, supporting the production of brands you see on the supermarket shelves every day and enjoy at home. You might get involved in taste testing of different products, particularly when new or improved recipes are being trialled.

Other job titles...

This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Advanced Operators
Maintenance Technician
Manufacturing Technician
Process Development Technician
Process Technician
Technical Operator