cider fermentation operatortocellar operator
A cider fermentation operator already meets 44% of what the cellar operator role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
44%
62.2/ 100
1 Share of the cellar operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cider fermentation 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 this move works
A cellar operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a cider fermentation operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- clean food and beverage machinery
What stands in the way is 14 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cellar operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cider fermentation operator background worth leading with.
- already held vinegar fermentation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held sterilise fermentation tanks handling and moving
- already held fermentation processes of beverages engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held examine production samples information skills
- already held set up machine controls working with computers
- already held clean food and beverage machinery handling and moving
All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the cellar operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 exert quality control to processing food required
- required, not held monitor operations of cleaning machines required
- required, not held measure pH required
- required, not held monitor machine operations required
- optional, not held monitor winemaking process optional
- optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
- required, not held ingredients for beer production required
- required, not held modern brewing systems required
- required, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing required
- required, not held perform beverage dealcoholisation required
- required, not held disassemble equipment required
- optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
- optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
- optional, not held monitor centrifugal separators optional
- optional, not held operate pasteurisation processes optional
- required, not held prepare containers for beverage fermentation required
- required, not held ensure sanitation required
- optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
- optional, not held dispose food waste optional
- required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required
- required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a cellar operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 perform beverage dealcoholisation skill · occupation specific
- 02 exert quality control to processing food skill · sector specific
- 03 ingredients for beer production knowledge · 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 17 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 clean food and beverage machinery skill
- already held collect samples for analysis skill
- already held examine production samples skill
- already held set up machine controls skill
- already held sterilise fermentation tanks skill
- already held vinegar fermentation process knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
- already held fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
- already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held mitigate waste of resources required
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
- optional, not held dispose food waste optional
- optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
- optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
- optional, not held monitor centrifugal separators optional
- optional, not held monitor winemaking process optional
- optional, not held operate pasteurisation processes optional
- optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
11 held skills the cellar operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse apple juice for cider production skill
- not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
- not needed by the target role label samples skill
- not needed by the target role mashing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor fermentation skill
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role temperature scales knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
- not needed by the target role yeast fermentation principles knowledge
3 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 ingredients for beer production required
- required, not held modern brewing systems required
- required, not held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing required
Other moves recorded from cider fermentation operator
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.