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

curing room workertocigarette making machine operator

A curing room worker already meets 57% of what the cigarette making machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From curing room worker
57%
Overlap1
To cigarette making machine operator
36 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
61.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 61.3

This move: 61.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cigarette making machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the curing room worker 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 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cigarette making machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a curing room worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held air-cure tobacco handling and moving
  • already held assess fermentation levels of tobacco leaves handling and moving
  • already held cut tobacco leaves handling and moving
  • already held ferment stacks of tobacco leaves handling and moving
  • already held fermentation process of tobacco leaves engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held flavour tobacco leaves handling and moving

All 36 carried skills, including the 28 the cigarette making machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 9 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held administer additives to tobacco required
  • required, not held perform detailed tobacco manufacturing operations required
  • required, not held regulate flow of shredded tobacco required
  • required, not held separate tobacco shreds by size required
  • required, not held clean waste materials from machines required
  • required, not held stock tobacco products' machines required
  • required, not held use wrenches required
  • required, not held ensure sanitation required
  • required, not held mark differences in colours required
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
02 information skills 6 required
  • required, not held assess moisture levels in tobacco leaves required
  • required, not held compute average weight of cigarettes required
  • required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
  • required, not held exert quality control to processing food required
  • required, not held perform test in cigarette-making machine required
  • required, not held monitor machine operations required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held monitor cigarette stamp machine required
  • required, not held tend cigarette making machine required
  • required, not held operate monogram-printing device required
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply tobacco manufacturing requirements required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held tobacco manufacturing regulations required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute working instructions optional
  • optional, not held provide training on quality management supervision optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cigarette making machine 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 36 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held air-cure tobacco skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held assess fermentation levels of tobacco leaves skill
  • already held assess the colour curing of tobacco leaves skill
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held blend tobacco leaves skill
  • already held carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
  • already held cure tobacco leaves skill
  • already held curing methods for tobacco leaves knowledge
  • already held cut tobacco leaves skill
  • already held dry tobacco leaves skill
  • already held ferment stacks of tobacco leaves skill
  • already held fermentation process of tobacco leaves knowledge
  • already held flavour tobacco leaves skill
  • already held flue-cure tobacco skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held manufacturing of smoked tobacco products knowledge
  • already held operate tobacco drying technology skill
  • already held perform cleaning duties skill
  • already held perform kiln fermentation of tobacco leaves skill
  • already held perform tobacco leaves conditioning skill
  • already held pre-blend tobacco leaves skill
  • already held quality prototype of a tobacco leaf knowledge
  • already held sort tobacco leaves skill
  • already held sun-cure tobacco skill
  • already held variety of tobacco leaves knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held assess nicotine levels in tobacco leaves skill
  • already held determine shreds sizes percentage in cigarettes skill
  • already held history of tobacco knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held work in a food processing team skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held execute working instructions optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held provide training on quality management supervision optional
7 held skills the cigarette making machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess sugar levels in tobacco leaves skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of smokeless tobacco products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor processing conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role tie tobacco leaves in hands skill
  • not needed by the target role tobacco products knowledge
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 tobacco manufacturing regulations required
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation 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.