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

food production operatortocanning and bottling line operator

A food production operator already meets 55% of what the canning and bottling line operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food production operator
55%
Overlap1
To canning and bottling line operator
19 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
50.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.5/ 100

1 Share of the canning and bottling line operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food 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 canning and bottling line operator role treats 12 of its required skills as things a food production operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • carry out checks of production plant equipment
  • check bottles for packaging
  • check quality of products on the production line

What stands in the way is 9 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A canning and bottling line operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food production operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tend bottle-washing machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held cleaning of reusable packaging services
  • already held dispose non-food waste within the food industry handling and moving
  • already held monitor filling machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend packaging machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held check bottles for packaging handling and moving

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the canning and bottling line operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required
  • required, not held detect flaws in bottles required
  • required, not held exert quality control to processing food required
  • required, not held measure precise food processing operations required
  • required, not held apply numeracy skills required
02 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assist bottling required
  • required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held operate vacuum machines optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend canning machine required
  • required, not held work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing required
  • optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held carbonation techniques required
05 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held make critical decisions regarding the processing of food optional
  • optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
  • optional, not held work independently in service of a food production process optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a canning and bottling line 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 19 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 carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
  • already held check bottles for packaging skill
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held dispose non-food waste within the food industry skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held operate automated process control skill
  • already held operate forklift skill
  • already held tend packaging machines skill
  • already held cleaning of reusable packaging knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held monitor filling machines skill
  • already held tend bottle-washing machine skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held make critical decisions regarding the processing of food optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
  • optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
  • optional, not held operate vacuum machines optional
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held work independently in service of a food production process optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
58 held skills the canning and bottling line operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust drying process to goods skill
  • not needed by the target role administer ingredients in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role administer materials to tea bag machines skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role apply different dehydration processes of fruits and vegetables skill
  • not needed by the target role apply extruding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preservation treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • not needed by the target role centrifugal force knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role condiment manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct cleaning in place skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
  • not needed by the target role examine production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • not needed by the target role fermentation processes of food knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception skill
  • not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role food authentication techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food canning production line knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food fraud knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food homogenisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle kitchen equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role hydrogenation processes for edible oils knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role measure sugar refinement skill
  • not needed by the target role milk production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role modern brewing systems knowledge

18 further entries not listed here

1 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 carbonation techniques required
Index

Other moves recorded from food production operator

Full index of moves from food production 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.