Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

prepared meat operatortofish canning operator

A prepared meat operator already meets 60% of what the fish canning operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From prepared meat operator
60%
Overlap1
To fish canning operator
25 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
48.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.7/ 100

1 Share of the fish canning operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the prepared meat 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fish canning operator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a prepared meat operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply preservation treatments
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • be at ease in unsafe environments

What stands in the way is 10 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fish canning operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a prepared meat operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect raw food materials handling and moving
  • already held select adequate ingredients handling and moving
  • already held food canning production line engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply preservation treatments handling and moving
  • already held tolerate strong smells assisting and caring
  • already held adapt efficient food processing practices information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 14 the fish canning operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held clean food and beverage machinery required
  • required, not held package fish required
  • required, not held preserve fish products required
  • required, not held remove parts of fish required
  • required, not held use food cutting tools required
  • required, not held wash gutted fish required
  • optional, not held dispose non-food waste within the food industry optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held administer ingredients in food production required
  • required, not held tend canning machine required
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held food preservation required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held slice fish optional
  • optional, not held care for food aesthetic optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fish canning 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply preservation treatments 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 execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • already held food canning production line knowledge
  • already held food storage knowledge
  • already held inspect raw food materials skill
  • already held maintain cutting equipment skill
  • already held mark differences in colours skill
  • already held tolerate strong smells skill
  • already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held operate a heat treatment process skill
  • already held select adequate ingredients skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held dispose non-food waste within the food industry optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
  • optional, not held slice fish optional
  • optional, not held care for food aesthetic optional
40 held skills the fish canning operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role animal anatomy for food production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply flame handling regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role blend food ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
  • not needed by the target role cope with blood skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role documentation concerning meat production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain skill
  • not needed by the target role examine production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role food dehydration processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role grind meat skill
  • not needed by the target role handle knives for meat processing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of meat products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage packaging material skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role operate meat processing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal contaminants detector skill
  • not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare meat for sale skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare specialised meat products skill
  • not needed by the target role process livestock organs skill
  • not needed by the target role produce meat-based jelly preparations skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role tend meat packaging machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend meat processing production machines skill
  • not needed by the target role trace meat products skill
  • not needed by the target role typology of meat parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use mechanically separated meat skill
  • not needed by the target role weigh materials skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
  • not needed by the target role work in cold environments 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
  • required, not held food preservation required
Index

Other moves recorded from prepared meat operator

Full index of moves from prepared meat 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.