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

extract mixer testertococoa mill operator

A extract mixer tester already meets 35% of what the cocoa mill operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From extract mixer tester
35%
Overlap1
To cocoa mill operator
10 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
63.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.8/ 100

1 Share of the cocoa mill operator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A cocoa mill operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a extract mixer tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • ensure public safety and security
  • operate weighing machine
  • work in a food processing team

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cocoa mill operator 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 operate weighing machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held work in a food processing team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held label samples handling and moving
  • already held ensure public safety and security assisting and caring
  • already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply GMP assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the cocoa mill operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse milled cocoa density required
  • required, not held check processing parameters required
  • required, not held exert quality control to processing food required
  • optional, not held assess cocoa bean quality optional
  • optional, not held monitor milled food products optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held clean food and beverage machinery required
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend grinding mill machine required
  • required, not held work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing required
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
  • optional, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mill operations required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cocoa mill 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 10 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 ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held operate weighing machine skill
  • already held work in a food processing team skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage corrective actions optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess cocoa bean quality optional
  • 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 monitor milled food products optional
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
  • optional, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held manage corrective actions optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
13 held skills the cocoa mill operator 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 follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions 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 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
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 mill operations 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.