Table 1Transition record

fish preparation operatortochilling operator

A fish preparation operator already meets 47% of what the chilling operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fish preparation operator

47%

Overlap1

To chilling operator

13 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

58.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.9

This move: 58.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the chilling operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fish preparation 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chilling operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fish preparation operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor freezing processes information skills
already held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain assisting and caring
already held label foodstuffs handling and moving
already held care for food aesthetic assisting and caring
already held administer ingredients in food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held keep inventory of goods in production information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 11 the chilling operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
required, not held maintain food specifications required
required, not held weigh materials required

optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
optional, not held use new technologies in food manufacturing optional

02 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manufacture prepared meals required
required, not held apply preservation treatments required
required, not held collect samples for analysis required

optional, not held knead food products optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manufacturing of different chilled prepared meals required
required, not held food canning production line required

optional, not held prepared meals optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages required

05 constructing 1 required

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

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held follow production schedule required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chilling 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer ingredients in food production skill
already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
already held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain skill
already held ensure sanitation skill
already held execute chilling processes to food products skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held food storage knowledge
already held label foodstuffs skill
already held monitor freezing processes skill
already held care for food aesthetic skill
already held keep inventory of goods in production skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held adjust drying process to goods optional
optional, not held operate mixing of food products optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply food technology principles optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adjust drying process to goods optional
optional, not held apply food technology principles optional
optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
optional, not held knead food products optional
optional, not held operate mixing of food products optional
optional, not held prepared meals optional
optional, not held use new technologies in food manufacturing optional

30 held skills the chilling operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt efficient food processing practices skill
not needed by the target role advise customers on seafood choices skill
not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
not needed by the target role cook fish skill
not needed by the target role cook seafood skill
not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
not needed by the target role fish varieties knowledge
not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
not needed by the target role handle fish products skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
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 lift heavy weights skill
not needed by the target role maintain cutting equipment skill
not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
not needed by the target role operate fish processing equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role organise storage facilities skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role package fish skill
not needed by the target role preserve fish products skill
not needed by the target role remove parts of fish skill
not needed by the target role sell fish and seafood skill
not needed by the target role slice fish skill
not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill
not needed by the target role use cutting equipment skill
not needed by the target role use food cutting tools skill
not needed by the target role wash gutted fish skill

3 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 manufacturing of different chilled prepared meals required
required, not held food canning production line required
optional, not held prepared meals optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fish preparation operator

Full index of moves from fish preparation 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.