recycling specialisttosolid waste operator
A recycling specialist already meets 34% of what the solid waste operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
34%
64/ 100
1 Share of the solid waste operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recycling specialist 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 this move works
A solid waste operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a recycling specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- ensure equipment availability
- maintain recycling records
- operate recycling processing equipment
- waste management
What stands in the way is 8 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A solid waste operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recycling specialist background worth leading with.
- already held inspect recycling procedures information skills
- already held operate recycling processing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain recycling records information skills
- already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations assisting and caring
- already held advise on waste management procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held waste management services
All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the solid waste operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- required, not held assess waste type required
- required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
- optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
- optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
- optional, not held install recycling containers optional
- optional, not held remove debris optional
- optional, not held store sorted waste optional
- optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held sort waste optional
- required, not held control delivered waste required
- required, not held test samples for pollutants required
- optional, not held maintain waste collection records optional
- optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
- required, not held communicate with waste collectors required
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- required, not held waste and scrap products required
- optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
- required, not held monitor waste treatment equipment required
- optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a solid waste operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess waste type skill · sector specific
- 02 control delivered waste skill · sector specific
- 03 monitor waste treatment equipment skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held maintain recycling records skill
- already held operate recycling processing equipment skill
- already held waste management knowledge
- already held advise on waste management procedures skill
- already held inspect recycling procedures skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
- optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
- optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
- optional, not held install recycling containers optional
- optional, not held maintain waste collection records optional
- optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
- optional, not held remove debris optional
- optional, not held store sorted waste optional
- optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held sort waste optional
- optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
28 held skills the solid waste operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
- not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate shipments of recycling materials skill
- not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
- not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop recycling programs skill
- not needed by the target role educate on recycling regulations skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
- not needed by the target role follow recycling collection schedules skill
- not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify new recycling opportunities skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role manage recycling program budget skill
- not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
- not needed by the target role obtain relevant licenses skill
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role train staff on recycling programs skill
- not needed by the target role train staff to reduce food waste skill
- not needed by the target role update licenses skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held waste and scrap products required
- optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
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.