Table 1Transition record

cellar operatortoblender operator

A cellar operator already meets 64% of what the blender operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cellar operator

64%

Overlap1

To blender operator

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

35.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 35.6

This move: 35.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the blender operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cellar 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blender operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cellar operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage carbonation levels working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate pasteurisation processes working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held examine production samples information skills
already held exert quality control to processing food information skills
already held clean food and beverage machinery handling and moving
already held ensure sanitation handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the blender operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 2 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 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held extract juices required
required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
required, not held lift heavy weights required

optional, not held label samples optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held administer ingredients in food production required
required, not held process fruits and vegetables required

optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blender 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 12 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 clean food and beverage machinery skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held ensure sanitation skill
already held examine production samples skill
already held exert quality control to processing food skill
already held operate pasteurisation processes skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held manage carbonation levels skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional

27 held skills the blender operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production 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 ingredients for beer production knowledge
not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role measure pH skill
not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
not needed by the target role modern brewing systems knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor centrifugal separators skill
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor operations of cleaning machines skill
not needed by the target role monitor winemaking process skill
not needed by the target role perform beverage dealcoholisation skill
not needed by the target role prepare containers for beverage fermentation skill
not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role sterilise fermentation tanks skill
not needed by the target role vinegar fermentation process knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from cellar operator

Full index of moves from cellar operator

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.