Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

fat-purification workertohydrogenation machine operator

A fat-purification worker already meets 41% of what the hydrogenation machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fat-purification worker
41%
Overlap1
To hydrogenation machine operator
17 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
64 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64/ 100

1 Share of the hydrogenation machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fat-purification 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.

Why

Why this move works

A hydrogenation machine operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a fat-purification worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • assess oil hardness
  • assess quality characteristics of food products
  • chemical processes

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 hydrogenation machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fat-purification worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess oil hardness information skills
  • already held hydrogenation processes for edible oils engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held control flow of matter used in oil processing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held check sensorial parameters of oils and fats information skills
  • already held origin of dietary fats and oils engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assess quality characteristics of food products information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the hydrogenation machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held administer ingredients in food production required
  • required, not held perform preliminary operations for oil extraction required
  • required, not held tend mixing oil machine required
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils optional
  • optional, not held components of oil seeds optional
  • optional, not held free fatty acid elimination processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering applicable to edible oil seed optional
  • optional, not held oil seed process optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assess hydrogenation levels of edible oils required
  • required, not held monitor oil blending process required
  • optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
05 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held maintain mechanical equipment required
  • required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held temperature scales required
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hydrogenation machine 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 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 assess oil hardness skill
  • already held assess quality characteristics of food products skill
  • already held chemical processes knowledge
  • already held control flow of matter used in oil processing skill
  • already held hydrogenation processes for edible oils knowledge
  • already held pump products skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held check sensorial parameters of oils and fats skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held origin of dietary fats and oils knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required
08 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils optional
  • optional, not held components of oil seeds optional
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held free fatty acid elimination processes optional
  • optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering applicable to edible oil seed optional
  • optional, not held oil seed process optional
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
17 held skills the hydrogenation machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role boil water skill
  • not needed by the target role control flow of oils skill
  • not needed by the target role degum liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role filter edible oils skill
  • not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
  • not needed by the target role measure density of liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
  • not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role process of animal fat purification knowledge
  • not needed by the target role refine edible oils skill
  • not needed by the target role tend acidulation tanks skill
  • not needed by the target role tend agitation machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend open pans skill
  • not needed by the target role wash oils skill
10 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 mechanical tools required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held temperature scales required
  • optional, not held alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils optional
  • optional, not held components of oil seeds optional
  • optional, not held free fatty acid elimination processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering applicable to edible oil seed optional
  • optional, not held oil seed process optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index
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.