Raw material reception operator to starch converting operator
A raw material reception operator already meets 56% of what the starch converting operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.9/ 100
1 How much of what a starch converting operator is expected to do is already part of a raw material reception operator’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 starch converting operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A starch converting operator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a raw material reception operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
What stands in the way is 11 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A starch converting operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a raw material reception operator background worth leading with.
- already held secure goods handling and moving
- already held temperature scales natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held food safety principles services
- already held carry out checks of production plant equipment constructing
- already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills
- already held follow production schedule management skills
All 20 carried skills, including the 14 the starch converting operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 process starch slurry required
- still to learn administer chemicals to starch production required
- still to learn tend corn starch extraction machines required
- still to learn use filters to dewater starch required
- still to learn extraction process of starch from corn required
- still to learn starch production processes required
- optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
- still to learn stabilise pH of starches required
- still to learn measure pH required
- optional, not held test starch samples optional
- still to learn variety of starches required
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- still to learn monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages required
- still to learn enzymatic processing required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a starch converting operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 extraction process of starch from corn study this
- 02 process starch slurry practise this
- 03 administer chemicals to starch production 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- 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 carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
- already held collect samples for analysis skill
- already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held follow written instructions skill
- already held food safety principles knowledge
- already held keep task records skill
- already held secure goods skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held label samples skill
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held temperature scales knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
- optional, not held test starch samples optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
27 held skills the starch converting operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assess cereal quality for brewing skill
- not needed by the target role avoid backlogs in receiving raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role effects of pesticides in food raw materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
- not needed by the target role follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception skill
- not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role grade wheat for milling skill
- not needed by the target role handle bulk transfer of raw material skill
- not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
- not needed by the target role inspect insects in whole grain skill
- not needed by the target role inspect silo systems skill
- not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
- not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role malting process knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage corrective actions skill
- not needed by the target role manage food manufacturing laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role stack goods skill
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill
- not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
- not needed by the target role weigh raw materials at reception skill
- not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
7 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 extraction process of starch from corn required
- still to learn starch production processes required
- still to learn variety of starches required
- still to learn enzymatic processing required
- optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Other moves recorded from raw material reception operator
Common questions about this move
Can a raw material reception operator become a starch converting operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A raw material reception operator already covers 56% of what a starch converting operator is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 14 of which the starch converting operator role treats as required.
What skills does a raw material reception operator need to become a starch converting operator?
11 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is extraction process of starch from corn.
How hard is the move from raw material reception operator to starch converting operator?
Its learning distance is 51.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.