Table 1Transition record

blanching operatortoflour purifier operator

A blanching operator already meets 58% of what the flour purifier operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From blanching operator

58%

Overlap1

To flour purifier operator

14 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

43.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.8

This move: 43.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the flour purifier operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the blanching operator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A flour purifier operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a blanching operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform detailed food processing operations working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held secure goods handling and moving
already held food safety principles services
already held check quality of products on the production line information skills
already held carry out checks of production plant equipment constructing
already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the flour purifier operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate middlings purifier required
required, not held operate separators for flour required

optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held tend packaging machines optional

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held collect samples for analysis required
required, not held ensure sanitation required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held follow written instructions required

optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional

04 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held starchy plant foods optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a flour purifier 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
already held carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held follow production schedule skill
already held food safety principles knowledge
already held perform detailed food processing operations skill
already held secure goods skill
already held check quality of products on the production line skill
already held dispose food waste skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
already held label samples skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held tend packaging machines optional

24 held skills the flour purifier operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role adjust drying process to goods skill
not needed by the target role administer ingredients in food production skill
not needed by the target role blanching machine process knowledge
not needed by the target role boil water skill
not needed by the target role condiment manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
not needed by the target role mechanical almond processing knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor almond blanching process skill
not needed by the target role operate vibratory feeder in food production skill
not needed by the target role pump products skill
not needed by the target role select unshelled almonds skill
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role tend air-cleaning system skill
not needed by the target role tend almond huller machine skill
not needed by the target role tend blanching machines skill
not needed by the target role work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing skill

1 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

optional, not held starchy plant foods optional

Index

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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.