Table 1Transition record

food gradertobulk filler

A food grader already meets 33% of what the bulk filler role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food grader

33%

Overlap1

To bulk filler

6 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

61.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bulk filler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food grader 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 6 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 food grader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held food preservation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held food safety principles services
already held food storage engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held work in a food processing team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing assisting and caring
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the bulk filler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held apply GMP required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held apply HACCP required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held follow verbal instructions required
required, not held follow written instructions required

optional, not held act reliably optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held tube filling systems required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held apply preservation treatments required

05 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held monitor filling machines required

2 further areas 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held food preservation knowledge
already held food safety principles knowledge
already held food storage knowledge
already held work in a food processing team skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held interpret visual literacy optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held act reliably optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held interpret visual literacy optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional

38 held skills the bulk filler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advice food processing professionals skill
not needed by the target role advise on food preservation skill
not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess quality characteristics of food products skill
not needed by the target role develop standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
not needed by the target role food authentication techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
not needed by the target role food product ingredients knowledge
not needed by the target role food safety standards knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role functional properties of foods knowledge
not needed by the target role grade foods skill
not needed by the target role handle communications in the food processing industry skill
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify nutritional properties of food skill
not needed by the target role keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
not needed by the target role manage time in food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role perform food risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform food safety checks skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role provide food labelling expertise skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill
not needed by the target role work independently in service of a food production process skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 tube filling systems required
required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required

Index

Other moves recorded from food grader

Full index of moves from food grader

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.