Table 1Transition record

distillery workertoliquor blender

A distillery worker already meets 54% of what the liquor blender role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From distillery worker

54%

Overlap1

To liquor blender

17 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

49.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.2

This move: 49.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the liquor blender role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the distillery worker 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A liquor blender role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a distillery worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held appropriate raw materials for specific spirits engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held prepare containers for beverage distillation handling and moving
already held take measures against flammability assisting and caring
already held blend beverages handling and moving
already held adapt efficient food processing practices information skills
already held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the liquor blender role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 6 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

required, not held check bottles for packaging required
required, not held execute proofs of alcohol mixture required
required, not held mix spirit flavourings according to recipe required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create new recipes required
required, not held work according to recipe required

optional, not held act reliably optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held range of spirits required
required, not held spirits development required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held examine production samples required
required, not held measure pH required

05 constructing 1 required

required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held administer ingredients in food production optional
optional, not held filter liquids optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a liquor blender 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 17 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 appropriate raw materials for specific spirits knowledge
already held blend beverages skill
already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held prepare containers for beverage distillation skill
already held take measures against flammability skill
already held temperature scales knowledge
already held work in a food processing team skill
already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held label samples skill
already held liaise with colleagues skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held administer ingredients in food production optional
optional, not held filter liquids optional
optional, not held act reliably optional

8 held skills the liquor blender role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
not needed by the target role monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role operate distilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role stand high temperatures skill
not needed by the target role sterilise fermentation tanks skill
not needed by the target role tolerate strong smells skill

2 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 range of spirits required
required, not held spirits development required

Index

Other moves recorded from distillery worker

Full index of moves from distillery worker

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.