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

cocoa mill operatortococoa press operator

A cocoa mill operator already meets 56% of what the cocoa press operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cocoa mill operator
56%
Overlap1
To cocoa press operator
17 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
47.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 47.7

This move: 47.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cocoa press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cocoa mill 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cocoa press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cocoa mill operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess cocoa bean quality information skills
  • already held check processing parameters information skills
  • already held operate weighing machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held exert quality control to processing food information skills
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery handling and moving
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the cocoa press operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held store cocoa pressing products required
  • required, not held separate by-products of pressed cocoa required
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held screen cocoa beans required
  • required, not held taste cocoa beans required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held tend cocoa pressing machines required
  • required, not held disassemble equipment required
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held temperature scales required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cocoa press 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 17 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 check processing parameters skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held operate weighing machine skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held assess cocoa bean quality skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held work in a food processing team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
13 held skills the cocoa press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse milled cocoa density skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security 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 lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role manage corrective actions skill
  • not needed by the target role mill operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor milled food products skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role set up equipment for food production skill
  • not needed by the target role tend grinding mill machine skill
  • not needed by the target role work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing skill
2 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 hydraulics required
  • required, not held temperature scales required
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.