Table 1Transition record

food safety specialisttofood production engineer

A food safety specialist already meets 15% of what the food production engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food safety specialist

15%

Overlap1

To food production engineer

5 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

81.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 81.1

This move: 81.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the food production engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food safety specialist 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food production engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food safety specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held food homogenisation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held food fraud services
already held food authentication techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held food preservation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held food storage engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the food production engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop food production processes required
required, not held disaggregate the production plan required
required, not held manage all process engineering activities required
required, not held mitigate waste of resources required

optional, not held lead process optimisation optional
optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply GMP required
required, not held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages required
required, not held apply HACCP required

optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held configure plants for food industry required
required, not held manage corrective actions required

optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required

optional, not held food and beverage industry optional

05 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing required
required, not held keep up-to-date with regulations required

optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional

06 constructing 2 required

required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
required, not held monitor equipment condition required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food production engineer 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held food authentication techniques knowledge
already held food fraud knowledge
already held food storage knowledge
already held food homogenisation knowledge
already held food preservation knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held disassemble equipment required

optional, not held ensure full functioning of food plant machinery optional

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held food safety standards optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
optional, not held ensure full functioning of food plant machinery optional
optional, not held food and beverage industry optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional
optional, not held lead process optimisation optional
optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

23 held skills the food production engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role audit food safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role cold chain knowledge
not needed by the target role control food safety regulations skill
not needed by the target role develop food policy skill
not needed by the target role develop food safety programmes skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role evaluate retail food inspection findings skill
not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role food policy knowledge
not needed by the target role general principles of food law knowledge
not needed by the target role infections in food knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate complaints related to consumer protection skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
not needed by the target role management systems standards knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor packaging operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor sugar uniformity skill
not needed by the target role plan inspections for prevention of sanitation violations skill
not needed by the target role prepare reports on sanitation skill
not needed by the target role take action on food safety violations skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use instruments for food measurement 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 acquire Tier

required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
optional, not held food and beverage industry optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food safety specialist

food grader 15% covered · career change

Full index of moves from food safety specialist

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.