Table 1Transition record

extract mixer testertobulk filler

A extract mixer tester already meets 40% of what the bulk filler role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From extract mixer tester

40%

Overlap1

To bulk filler

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

57.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.2

This move: 57.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bulk filler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the extract mixer tester 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bulk filler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a extract mixer tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work in a food processing team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow written instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply GMP assisting and caring
already held apply HACCP assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the bulk filler 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required

required, not held tube filling systems required
required, not held food preservation required
required, not held food storage required

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required

03 services 2 required

required, not held food safety principles required
required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held apply preservation treatments required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held monitor filling machines required

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held interpret visual literacy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bulk filler 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held follow verbal instructions skill
already held follow written instructions skill
already held act reliably skill
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 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held interpret visual literacy optional

14 held skills the bulk filler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer ingredients in food production skill
not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
not needed by the target role blend food ingredients skill
not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
not needed by the target role carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
not needed by the target role condiment manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role measure density of liquids skill
not needed by the target role operate sieves for spices skill
not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
not needed by the target role tend spice mixing machine skill
not needed by the target role types of condiments knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently in service of a food production process 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 tube filling systems required
required, not held food preservation required
required, not held food safety principles required
required, not held food storage required
required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required

Index

Other moves recorded from extract mixer tester

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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.