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

baking operatortopasta operator

A baking operator already meets 57% of what the pasta operator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From baking operator
57%
Overlap1
To pasta operator
28 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
53.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 53.4

This move: 53.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pasta operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the baking 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pasta operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a baking operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage production changeovers management skills
  • already held ensure correct use of bakery equipment assisting and caring
  • already held monitor temperature in farinaceous processes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held measure precise food processing operations information skills
  • already held secure goods handling and moving
  • already held keep machines oiled for steady functioning constructing

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the pasta operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate presses, dryers and control systems required
  • required, not held adjust drying process to goods required
  • required, not held administer ingredients in food production required
  • required, not held operate mixing of food products required
  • required, not held operate weighing machine required
  • optional, not held apply extruding techniques optional
02 handling and moving 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held knead food products required
  • required, not held monitor flour unloading equipment required
  • required, not held store raw food materials required
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain required
  • required, not held prepare pasta required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held food dehydration processes required
  • optional, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor operations of cleaning machines required
  • optional, not held check processing parameters optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pasta 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 28 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 requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held manage production changeovers skill
  • already held measure precise food processing operations skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held monitor temperature in farinaceous processes skill
  • already held set up machine controls skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held ensure correct use of bakery equipment skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • 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 perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held secure goods skill
  • already held work in a food processing team skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply extruding techniques optional
  • optional, not held check processing parameters optional
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
14 held skills the pasta operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply flame handling regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role bake goods skill
  • not needed by the target role bakery ingredients knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bakery production methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage kiln ventilation skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of confectionery skill
  • not needed by the target role mill operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a heat treatment process skill
  • not needed by the target role pursue excellence in the creation of food products skill
  • not needed by the target role stand high temperatures skill
  • not needed by the target role temperature scales knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend bakery ovens skill
3 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 dehydration processes required
  • optional, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools 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.