Malt house supervisor to distillery supervisor
A malt house supervisor already meets 37% of what the distillery supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.2/ 100
1 How much of what a distillery supervisor is expected to do is already part of a malt house supervisor’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 distillery supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A distillery supervisor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a malt house supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- ensure safety in the production area
- follow production schedule
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A distillery supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a malt house supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held ensure safety in the production area assisting and caring
- already held supervise crew management skills
- already held adapt efficient food processing practices information skills
- already held mitigate waste of resources management skills
- already held temperature scales natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held analyse work-related written reports information skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the distillery supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- still to learn blend beverages required
- still to learn execute proofs of alcohol mixture required
- still to learn mix spirit flavourings according to recipe required
- still to learn prepare containers for beverage distillation required
- still to learn rectify spirits required
- optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
- still to learn inspect insects in whole grain required
- still to learn measure the strength of distillation required
- still to learn keep inventory of goods in production required
- still to learn measure pH required
- optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
- optional, not held control of expenses optional
- optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- still to learn appropriate raw materials for specific spirits required
- still to learn food and beverage industry required
- still to learn range of spirits required
- still to learn spirits development required
- optional, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing optional
- still to learn comply with spirit taxation regulations required
- still to learn take measures against flammability required
- optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
- optional, not held manage environmental management system optional
- still to learn measure density of liquids required
- still to learn operate distilling equipment required
- still to learn manage food manufacturing laboratory required
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a distillery supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 comply with spirit taxation regulations practise this
- 02 appropriate raw materials for specific spirits study this
- 03 blend beverages practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held apply GMP skill
- already held apply HACCP skill
- already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
- already held ensure safety in the production area skill
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held mitigate waste of resources skill
- already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- already held supervise crew skill
- already held temperature scales knowledge
- already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
- already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
- already held analyse work-related written reports skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
- optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
- optional, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing optional
- optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
- optional, not held control of expenses optional
- optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- optional, not held manage environmental management system optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
15 held skills the distillery supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess cereal quality for brewing skill
- not needed by the target role carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
- not needed by the target role colours of roasted malt knowledge
- not needed by the target role control gas-fired furnace for malt roasting skill
- not needed by the target role examine production samples skill
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role handle flammable substances skill
- not needed by the target role inspect silo systems skill
- not needed by the target role malt grains skill
- not needed by the target role malting process knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate malt intake systems skill
- not needed by the target role record malting cycle data skill
- not needed by the target role roast malt skill
- not needed by the target role types of barley knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn appropriate raw materials for specific spirits required
- still to learn food and beverage industry required
- still to learn range of spirits required
- still to learn spirits development required
- optional, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing optional
Common questions about this move
Can a malt house supervisor become a distillery supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A malt house supervisor already covers 37% of what a distillery supervisor is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 10 of which the distillery supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a malt house supervisor need to become a distillery supervisor?
18 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is comply with spirit taxation regulations.
How hard is the move from malt house supervisor to distillery supervisor?
Its learning distance is 70.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.