Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

bakertopasta operator

A baker already meets 72% of what the pasta operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From baker
72%
Overlap1
To pasta operator
34 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
36.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.9/ 100

1 Share of the pasta operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the baker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A pasta operator role treats 20 of its required skills as things a baker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • administer ingredients in food production
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • clean food and beverage machinery
  • ensure sanitation

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pasta operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a baker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage production changeovers management skills
  • already held monitor flour unloading equipment handling and moving
  • already held monitor operations of cleaning machines information skills
  • already held ensure correct use of bakery equipment assisting and caring
  • already held monitor temperature in farinaceous processes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held knead food products handling and moving

All 34 carried skills, including the 20 the pasta operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • required, not held prepare pasta required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate presses, dryers and control systems required
  • required, not held adjust drying process to goods required
  • optional, not held apply extruding techniques optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held food dehydration processes required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held secure goods optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pasta operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 34 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held administer ingredients in food production skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held knead food products skill
  • already held manage production changeovers skill
  • already held measure precise food processing operations skill
  • already held monitor flour unloading equipment skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held monitor operations of cleaning machines skill
  • already held monitor temperature in farinaceous processes skill
  • already held operate mixing of food products skill
  • already held operate weighing machine skill
  • already held set up machine controls skill
  • already held store raw food materials skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held ensure correct use of bakery equipment skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
  • already held work in a food processing team skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held check processing parameters optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply extruding techniques optional
  • optional, not held check processing parameters optional
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held secure goods optional
49 held skills the pasta operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt efficient food processing practices skill
  • not needed by the target role administer lactic ferment cultures to manufacturing products skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
  • not needed by the target role apply flame handling regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
  • not needed by the target role bake confections skill
  • not needed by the target role bake goods skill
  • not needed by the target role bakery ingredients knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bakery production methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role crafting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create new recipes skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role enforce health and safety regulations for bread products skill
  • not needed by the target role examine production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • not needed by the target role fermentation processes of food knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify market niches skill
  • not needed by the target role identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
  • not needed by the target role improvise to occuring food processing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make artistic food creations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of confectionery skill
  • not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
  • not needed by the target role mill operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role milling machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor roasting skill
  • not needed by the target role mould doughs skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a heat treatment process skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare bakery products skill

9 further entries not listed here

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held food dehydration processes required
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
Index
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.