RecordMove

Food production planner to malt house supervisor

A food production planner already meets 29% of what the malt house supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From food production planner

Distant match

To malt house supervisor

10 You already bring

14 Still to learn

32 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a malt house supervisor is expected to do is already part of a food production planner’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the malt house supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A malt house supervisor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a food production planner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

apply GMP
apply HACCP
apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
give instructions to staff
quality assurance methodologies

What stands in the way is 14 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A malt house supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food production planner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse work-related written reports information skills
already held give instructions to staff communication, collaboration and creativity
already held quality assurance methodologies business, administration and law
already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
already held apply GMP assisting and caring
already held apply HACCP assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the malt house supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 management skills 4 required

still to learn follow production schedule required
still to learn manage staff required
still to learn mitigate waste of resources required
still to learn supervise crew required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required

still to learn operate malt intake systems required
still to learn control gas-fired furnace for malt roasting required
still to learn malt grains required
still to learn roast malt required

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn assess cereal quality for brewing required
still to learn record malting cycle data required

optional, not held adapt efficient food processing practices optional
optional, not held examine production samples optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn colours of roasted malt required
still to learn malting process required

optional, not held types of barley optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn ensure safety in the production area required

optional, not held inspect silo systems optional

06 handling and moving 1 required

still to learn handle flammable substances required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a malt house supervisor 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 10 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 give instructions to staff skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held analyse work-related written reports skill
already held liaise with colleagues skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held write work-related reports skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held financial capability optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held temperature scales optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held adapt efficient food processing practices optional
optional, not held inspect silo systems optional
optional, not held types of barley optional
optional, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment optional
optional, not held examine production samples optional
optional, not held financial capability optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held temperature scales optional

39 held skills the malt house supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
not needed by the target role apply foreign language for international trade skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role communicate production plan skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role create food production plan skill
not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
not needed by the target role detect bottlenecks skill
not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
not needed by the target role disaggregate the production plan skill
not needed by the target role enhance production workflow skill
not needed by the target role ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role food authentication techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role food fraud knowledge
not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role food safety standards knowledge
not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
not needed by the target role implement short term objectives skill
not needed by the target role keep food laboratory inventory skill
not needed by the target role keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
not needed by the target role manage backlogs skill
not needed by the target role meet productivity targets skill
not needed by the target role monitor ingredient storage skill
not needed by the target role plan food plant production activities skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role schedule regular machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role support management of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
not needed by the target role write routine reports skill

5 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 pick up Tier

still to learn colours of roasted malt required
still to learn malting process required
optional, not held types of barley optional
optional, not held financial capability optional
optional, not held temperature scales optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food production planner

Full index of moves from food production planner

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a food production planner become a malt house supervisor?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A food production planner already covers 29% of what a malt house supervisor is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the malt house supervisor role treats as required.

What skills does a food production planner need to become a malt house supervisor?

14 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is operate malt intake systems.

How hard is the move from food production planner to malt house supervisor?

Its learning distance is 71.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.