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

weights and measures inspectortopackaging production manager

A weights and measures inspector already meets 23% of what the packaging production manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From weights and measures inspector
23%
Overlap1
To packaging production manager
7 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
74.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.1/ 100

1 Share of the packaging production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the weights and measures inspector 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 packaging production manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a weights and measures inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • demonstrate proficiency in packaging standards
  • packaging processes
  • test package
  • types of packaging materials

What stands in the way is 15 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A packaging production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a weights and measures inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held demonstrate proficiency in packaging standards handling and moving
  • already held test package information skills
  • already held packaging processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of packaging materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor packaging operations information skills
  • already held international import export regulations business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the packaging production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required
  • required, not held promote sustainable packaging required
  • required, not held design package required
  • required, not held identify innovative concepts in packaging required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
  • required, not held plan new packaging designs required
02 information skills 4 required
  • required, not held conduct evaluation of quality standards required
  • required, not held ensure quality control in packaging required
  • required, not held comprehend financial business terminology required
  • required, not held maintain financial records required
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply safety management required
  • required, not held comply with legal regulations required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held packaging engineering optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held approve packaging design optional
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held packaging functions required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a packaging production manager 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held demonstrate proficiency in packaging standards skill
  • already held packaging processes knowledge
  • already held test package skill
  • already held types of packaging materials knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held international import export regulations knowledge
  • already held monitor packaging operations skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held employment law optional
08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held approve packaging design optional
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held packaging engineering optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
33 held skills the packaging production manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse packaging requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role assess quality of services skill
  • not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compute average weight of cigarettes skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role differentiate types of packages skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
  • not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
  • not needed by the target role identify damaged goods before shipment skill
  • not needed by the target role identify preventive actions skill
  • not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role numerical sequences knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee stock quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform inspections required by international conventions skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role products coding system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role test instrumentation equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role weigh shipments skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
5 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 packaging functions required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held employment law optional
  • optional, not held packaging engineering optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Index
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.