Table 1Transition record

fruit and vegetable cannertoblender operator

A fruit and vegetable canner already meets 51% of what the blender operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fruit and vegetable canner

51%

Overlap1

To blender operator

10 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

45.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.3

This move: 45.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the blender operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fruit and vegetable canner 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blender operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fruit and vegetable canner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held process fruits and vegetables working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held set up equipment for food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held administer ingredients in food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held exert quality control to processing food information skills
already held clean food and beverage machinery handling and moving
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the blender operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 4 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 handling and moving 5 required

required, not held extract juices required
required, not held collect samples for analysis required
required, not held ensure sanitation required
required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
required, not held lift heavy weights required

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

required, not held operate pasteurisation processes required

optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held examine production samples required

04 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blender 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer ingredients in food production skill
already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
already held exert quality control to processing food skill
already held process fruits and vegetables skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held label samples skill
already held set up equipment for food production skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

27 held skills the blender operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
not needed by the target role blanching machine process knowledge
not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
not needed by the target role carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
not needed by the target role dispose non-food waste within the food industry skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
not needed by the target role food canning production line knowledge
not needed by the target role food preservation knowledge
not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
not needed by the target role jell fruits skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain cutting equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage fruit juice extraction processes skill
not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
not needed by the target role mechanical almond processing knowledge
not needed by the target role neutralise sugar liquors skill
not needed by the target role operate a heat treatment process skill
not needed by the target role operate equipment for food homogenisation skill
not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role tend canning machine skill
not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
not needed by the target role work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing skill

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 health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Index

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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.