Distillery supervisor to malt house supervisor
A distillery supervisor already meets 50% of what the malt house supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.6/ 100
1 How much of what a malt house supervisor is expected to do is already part of a distillery supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the malt house supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A malt house supervisor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a distillery supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- ensure safety in the production area
- follow production schedule
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A malt house supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a distillery supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held ensure safety in the production area assisting and caring
- already held supervise crew management skills
- already held adapt efficient food processing practices information skills
- already held mitigate waste of resources management skills
- already held temperature scales natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held analyse work-related written reports information skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the malt house supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn operate malt intake systems required
- still to learn control gas-fired furnace for malt roasting required
- still to learn malt grains required
- still to learn roast malt required
- still to learn colours of roasted malt required
- still to learn malting process required
- optional, not held types of barley optional
- still to learn assess cereal quality for brewing required
- still to learn record malting cycle data required
- optional, not held examine production samples optional
- still to learn give instructions to staff required
- still to learn handle flammable substances required
- optional, not held inspect silo systems optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a malt house supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate malt intake systems practise this
- 02 assess cereal quality for brewing practise this
- 03 colours of roasted malt study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held apply GMP skill
- already held apply HACCP skill
- already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
- already held ensure safety in the production area skill
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held mitigate waste of resources skill
- already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- already held supervise crew skill
- already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
- already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
- already held analyse work-related written reports skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held temperature scales knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held financial capability optional
- optional, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held inspect silo systems optional
- optional, not held types of barley optional
- optional, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment optional
- optional, not held examine production samples optional
- optional, not held financial capability optional
27 held skills the malt house supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role appropriate raw materials for specific spirits knowledge
- not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
- not needed by the target role blend beverages skill
- not needed by the target role comply with spirit taxation regulations skill
- not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
- not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
- not needed by the target role execute proofs of alcohol mixture skill
- not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role inspect insects in whole grain skill
- not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
- not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental management system skill
- not needed by the target role manage food manufacturing laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role measure density of liquids skill
- not needed by the target role measure pH skill
- not needed by the target role measure the strength of distillation skill
- not needed by the target role mix spirit flavourings according to recipe skill
- not needed by the target role operate distilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare containers for beverage distillation skill
- not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role range of spirits knowledge
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role rectify spirits skill
- not needed by the target role spirits development knowledge
- not needed by the target role take measures against flammability skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn colours of roasted malt required
- still to learn malting process required
- optional, not held types of barley optional
- optional, not held financial capability optional
Other moves recorded from distillery supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can a distillery supervisor become a malt house supervisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A distillery supervisor already covers 50% of what a malt house supervisor is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 9 of which the malt house supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a distillery supervisor need to become a malt house supervisor?
10 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is operate malt intake systems.
How hard is the move from distillery supervisor to malt house supervisor?
Its learning distance is 54.6 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.