Dairy processing operator to milk heat treatment process operator

• 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 comply with legislation related to health care skill
• already held dairy manufacturing specifications knowledge
• already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
• already held follow production schedule skill
• already held follow verbal instructions skill
• already held food safety principles knowledge
• already held operate a heat treatment process skill
• already held operate pasteurisation processes skill
• already held temperature scales knowledge
• already held ultra-high temperature processing knowledge
• already held collect samples for analysis skill
• already held conduct cleaning in place skill
• already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
• already held follow written instructions skill
• already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
• already held label samples skill
• already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
• already held lift heavy weights skill
• already held microbiology of fresh milk knowledge
• already held operate centrifuges skill
• already held operate equipment for food homogenisation skill
• already held perform cleaning duties skill
• already held pump products skill
• already held secure goods skill
• already held set up equipment for food production skill
• already held work in a food processing team skill

• optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
• optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food optional
• optional, not held perform milk control tests optional
• optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
• optional, not held liaise with managers optional
• optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional

• not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
• not needed by the target role administer ingredients in food production 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 extruding techniques skill
• not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
• not needed by the target role curdling of cheese knowledge
• 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 sanitation 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 food storage knowledge
• not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
• not needed by the target role maintain tanks skill
• not needed by the target role manufacturing process of ice cream knowledge
• not needed by the target role monitor milk production deviations skill
• not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
• not needed by the target role perform curd processing of cheese skill
• not needed by the target role ripening of cheese knowledge
• not needed by the target role tend dairy processing machines skill
• not needed by the target role tend milk filling machines skill
• not needed by the target role use dairy test materials skill

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

• still to learn food preservation required
• still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
• optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
• optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food optional

Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A dairy processing operator already covers 80% of what a milk heat treatment process operator is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 15 of which the milk heat treatment process operator role treats as required.

3 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is food preservation.

Its learning distance is 23.7 out of 100, which is the adjacent band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.