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

food production operatortoflour purifier operator

A food production operator already meets 57% of what the flour purifier operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food production operator
57%
Overlap1
To flour purifier operator
15 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
45.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 45.5

This move: 45.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the flour purifier 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A flour purifier 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 packaging machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held set up equipment for food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held food safety principles services
  • already held check quality of products on the production line information skills
  • already held carry out checks of production plant equipment constructing
  • already held ensure sanitation handling and moving

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the flour purifier operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required
  • required, not held operate middlings purifier required
  • required, not held operate separators for flour required
  • required, not held perform detailed food processing operations required
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
  • required, not held secure goods required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held follow written instructions required
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a flour purifier 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 15 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 ensure sanitation skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held set up equipment for food production skill
  • already held tend packaging machines skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
  • optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
  • optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
62 held skills the flour purifier 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 centrifugal force knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
  • 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 clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning of reusable packaging 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 non-food waste within the food industry 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 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 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 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • 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 lift heavy weights 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

22 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
  • optional, not held starchy plant foods 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.