Table 1Transition record

food gradertofood safety inspector

A food grader already meets 35% of what the food safety inspector role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food grader

35%

Overlap1

To food safety inspector

19 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

74.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.6

This move: 74.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the food safety inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food grader 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food safety inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food grader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held handle communications in the food processing industry communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform food safety checks information skills
already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held food safety standards services
already held assess quality characteristics of food products information skills
already held food authentication techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 19 carried skills, including the 15 the food safety inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advocate for consumer matters in production plants required
required, not held manage communications with food industry governmental bodies required
required, not held give instructions to staff required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
required, not held write routine reports required

optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
optional, not held apply foreign language for international trade optional
optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional

02 assisting and caring 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply GMP required
required, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants required
required, not held apply HACCP required
required, not held manage health and safety standards required
required, not held work in cold environments required

optional, not held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products optional

03 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held identify the factors causing changes in food during storage required
required, not held perform inspection analysis required
required, not held lead inspections required
required, not held maintain updated professional knowledge required

optional, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception optional
optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held european food safety policy required
required, not held food toxicity required
required, not held laboratory-based sciences required

optional, not held food homogenisation optional
optional, not held food policy optional
optional, not held infections in food optional

05 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
required, not held set quality assurance objectives required

optional, not held develop food policy optional
optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional

06 services 2 required

required, not held food fraud required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food safety inspector 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse samples of food and beverages skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held ensure correct goods labelling skill
already held food and beverage industry knowledge
already held food authentication techniques knowledge
already held food legislation knowledge
already held food safety principles knowledge
already held food safety standards knowledge
already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
already held perform food safety checks skill
already held perform quality audits skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
already held assess quality characteristics of food products skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held handle communications in the food processing industry skill
already held work in a food processing team skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting required
required, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter required

08 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held foodborne diseases required

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held manage the use of additives in food manufacturing required

10 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
optional, not held label samples optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception optional
optional, not held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products optional
optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
optional, not held develop food policy optional
optional, not held food homogenisation optional
optional, not held food policy optional
optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
optional, not held apply foreign language for international trade optional
optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
optional, not held infections in food optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional

25 held skills the food safety inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advice food processing professionals skill
not needed by the target role advise on food preservation skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role develop standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
not needed by the target role food preservation knowledge
not needed by the target role food product ingredients knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
not needed by the target role functional properties of foods knowledge
not needed by the target role grade foods skill
not needed by the target role identify nutritional properties of food skill
not needed by the target role keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role manage time in food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role perform food risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role provide food labelling expertise skill
not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill
not needed by the target role work independently in service of a food production process skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting required
required, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter required
required, not held european food safety policy required
required, not held food fraud required
required, not held food toxicity required
required, not held foodborne diseases required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
required, not held laboratory-based sciences required
optional, not held food homogenisation optional
optional, not held food policy optional
optional, not held infections in food optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food grader

Full index of moves from food grader

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.