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

fish preparation operatortofish production operator

A fish preparation operator already meets 61% of what the fish production operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fish preparation operator
61%
Overlap1
To fish production operator
28 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
46.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.5/ 100

1 Share of the fish production operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fish preparation 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

Why this move works

A fish production operator role treats 15 of its required skills as things a fish preparation operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • clean food and beverage machinery
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain
  • execute chilling processes to food products

What stands in the way is 8 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fish production operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fish preparation operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate fish processing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held package fish handling and moving
  • already held monitor freezing processes information skills
  • already held remove parts of fish handling and moving
  • already held slice fish assisting and caring
  • already held wash gutted fish handling and moving

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the fish production operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • required, not held tolerate strong smells required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate chainsaw required
  • optional, not held blend food ingredients optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
  • optional, not held exert quality control to processing food optional
04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held work according to recipe required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held animal anatomy for food production optional
  • optional, not held food canning production line optional
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fish production 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held ensure refrigeration of food in the supply chain skill
  • already held execute chilling processes to food products skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held maintain cutting equipment skill
  • already held monitor freezing processes skill
  • already held operate fish processing equipment skill
  • already held package fish skill
  • already held remove parts of fish skill
  • already held slice fish skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held wash gutted fish skill
  • already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
  • already held administer ingredients in food production skill
  • already held care for food aesthetic skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held keep inventory of goods in production skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held mark differences in colours skill
  • already held preserve fish products skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held animal anatomy for food production optional
  • optional, not held blend food ingredients optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
  • optional, not held exert quality control to processing food optional
  • optional, not held food canning production line optional
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food optional
  • optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
15 held skills the fish production operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on seafood choices skill
  • not needed by the target role cook fish skill
  • not needed by the target role cook seafood skill
  • not needed by the target role fish varieties knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle fish products skill
  • not needed by the target role label foodstuffs skill
  • not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role organise storage facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role sell fish and seafood skill
  • not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill
  • not needed by the target role use cutting equipment 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
  • optional, not held animal anatomy for food production optional
  • optional, not held food canning production line optional
  • optional, not held food dehydration processes optional
  • optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms in food optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology 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.