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

bulk fillertostarch converting operator

A bulk filler already meets 32% of what the starch converting operator role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bulk filler
32%
Overlap1
To starch converting operator
11 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
71.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.7/ 100

1 Share of the starch converting operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bulk filler 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 starch converting operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a bulk filler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • follow hygienic procedures during food processing
  • follow verbal instructions

What stands in the way is 17 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A starch converting operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bulk filler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held food safety principles services
  • already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow written instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing assisting and caring
  • already held apply GMP assisting and caring
  • already held apply HACCP assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the starch converting operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 10 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 4 required
  • required, not held process starch slurry required
  • required, not held administer chemicals to starch production required
  • required, not held tend corn starch extraction machines required
  • required, not held use filters to dewater starch required
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held stabilise pH of starches required
  • required, not held keep task records required
  • required, not held measure pH required
  • optional, not held test starch samples optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held extraction process of starch from corn required
  • required, not held starch production processes required
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
04 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
  • required, not held secure goods required
  • optional, not held label samples optional
05 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required
  • required, not held follow production schedule required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held variety of starches required
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held temperature scales optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a starch converting 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
08 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
09 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held enzymatic processing required
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held test starch samples optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held temperature scales optional
9 held skills the starch converting operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preservation treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role food preservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor filling machines skill
  • not needed by the target role tube filling systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
8 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 extraction process of starch from corn required
  • required, not held starch production processes required
  • required, not held variety of starches required
  • required, not held enzymatic processing required
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held temperature scales 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.