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

flour purifier operatortostarch converting operator

A flour purifier operator already meets 45% of what the starch converting operator role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From flour purifier operator
45%
Overlap1
To starch converting operator
16 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
61.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the starch converting operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the flour purifier 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A starch converting operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a flour purifier operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held secure goods handling and moving
  • already held food safety principles services
  • already held carry out checks of production plant equipment constructing
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills
  • already held follow production schedule management skills
  • already held follow written instructions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the starch converting operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 4 required
  • required, not held process starch slurry required
  • required, not held administer chemicals to starch production required
  • required, not held tend corn starch extraction machines required
  • required, not held use filters to dewater starch required
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held stabilise pH of starches required
  • required, not held keep task records required
  • required, not held measure pH required
  • optional, not held test starch samples optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held extraction process of starch from corn required
  • required, not held starch production processes required
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held variety of starches required
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held temperature scales optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a starch converting 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 16 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 be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held secure goods skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held enzymatic processing required
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held test starch samples optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held temperature scales optional
12 held skills the starch converting operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
  • not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor packaging operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate middlings purifier skill
  • not needed by the target role operate separators for flour skill
  • not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role set up equipment for food production skill
  • not needed by the target role starchy plant foods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend packaging machines skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
8 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 extraction process of starch from corn required
  • required, not held starch production processes required
  • required, not held variety of starches required
  • required, not held enzymatic processing required
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held temperature scales 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.