Carbonation operator to beverage filtration technician

• 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 carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
• already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
• already held manage carbonation levels skill
• already held perform carbonation processes skill
• already held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
• already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
• already held label samples skill
• already held liaise with colleagues skill
• already held liaise with managers skill
• already held monitor centrifugal separators skill
• already held monitor filling machines skill

• optional, not held apply preservation treatments optional
• optional, not held assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
• optional, not held ingredients for beer production optional
• optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
• optional, not held measure density of liquids optional
• optional, not held modern brewing systems optional
• optional, not held monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages optional
• optional, not held sterilise fermentation tanks optional
• optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
• optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
• optional, not held have computer literacy optional
• optional, not held manage corrective actions optional
• optional, not held manage packaging development cycle from concept to launch optional
• optional, not held temperature scales optional

• not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
• not needed by the target role biochemical processes of cider production knowledge
• not needed by the target role carbonation techniques knowledge
• not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
• not needed by the target role detect flaws in bottles skill
• not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
• not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
• not needed by the target role fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
• not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
• not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
• not needed by the target role tend beverage gasifier equipment skill
• not needed by the target role tend bottle cork machine skill

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

• still to learn beverages filtration processes required
• still to learn pathogenic microorganisms in food required
• still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
• optional, not held ingredients for beer production optional
• optional, not held modern brewing systems optional
• optional, not held temperature scales optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A carbonation operator already covers 43% of what a beverage filtration technician is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 9 of which the beverage filtration technician role treats as required.

10 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is administer chemicals for beverage clarification.

Its learning distance is 61.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.