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

fish production operatortofish canning operator

A fish production operator already meets 78% of what the fish canning operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fish production operator
78%
Overlap1
To fish canning operator
31 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
29.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

78%

Learning distance Short step

29.3/ 100

1 Share of the fish canning operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fish production 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fish canning operator role treats 19 of its required skills as things a fish production operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • administer ingredients in food production
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • be at ease in unsafe environments

What stands in the way is 5 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fish canning operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fish production operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held package fish handling and moving
  • already held remove parts of fish handling and moving
  • already held wash gutted fish handling and moving
  • already held slice fish assisting and caring
  • already held food canning production line engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held preserve fish products handling and moving

All 31 carried skills, including the 19 the fish canning operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply preservation treatments required
  • required, not held inspect raw food materials required
  • optional, not held dispose non-food waste within the food industry optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held select adequate ingredients optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held food preservation required
  • required, not held food storage required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held tend canning machine required
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate a heat treatment process optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fish canning 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held administer ingredients in food production skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • already held food canning production line knowledge
  • already held maintain cutting equipment skill
  • already held mark differences in colours skill
  • already held package fish skill
  • already held preserve fish products skill
  • already held remove parts of fish skill
  • already held tolerate strong smells skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held wash gutted fish skill
  • already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
  • already held care for food aesthetic skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held set up equipment for food production skill
  • already held slice fish skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held dispose non-food waste within the food industry optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held operate a heat treatment process optional
  • optional, not held select adequate ingredients optional
18 held skills the fish canning operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal anatomy for food production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role blend food ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain skill
  • not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
  • not needed by the target role food dehydration processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor freezing processes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate chainsaw skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fish processing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work according to recipe 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 food preservation required
  • required, not held food storage required
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.