Table 1Transition record

pasta operatortoflour purifier operator

A pasta operator already meets 59% of what the flour purifier operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pasta operator

59%

Overlap1

To flour purifier operator

16 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

44.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.5

This move: 44.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the flour purifier operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pasta 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 16 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 pasta operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held secure goods handling and moving
already held keep machines oiled for steady functioning constructing
already held ensure sanitation handling and moving
already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills
already held dispose food waste handling and moving
already held work in a food processing team communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the flour purifier operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate middlings purifier required
required, not held operate separators for flour required
required, not held perform detailed food processing operations required

optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held tend packaging machines optional

02 constructing 1 required

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

03 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

04 services 1 required

required, not held food safety principles required

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held starchy plant foods 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 16 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 ensure sanitation skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held follow production schedule skill
already held follow written instructions skill
already held secure goods skill
already held dispose food waste skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
already held keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
already held label samples skill
already held liaise with colleagues skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held work in a food processing team 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

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held tend packaging machines optional

32 held skills the flour purifier operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
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 apply extruding techniques skill
not needed by the target role check processing parameters skill
not needed by the target role clean food and beverage machinery skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct use of bakery equipment skill
not needed by the target role ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain skill
not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role food dehydration processes knowledge
not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role knead food products skill
not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
not needed by the target role manage production changeovers skill
not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor flour unloading equipment skill
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor operations of cleaning machines skill
not needed by the target role monitor temperature in farinaceous processes skill
not needed by the target role operate mixing of food products skill
not needed by the target role operate presses, dryers and control systems skill
not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
not needed by the target role prepare pasta skill
not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill

2 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 food safety principles required
optional, not held starchy plant foods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pasta operator

Full index of moves from pasta operator

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.