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

food production managertofood production planner

A food production manager already meets 54% of what the food production planner role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food production manager
54%
Overlap1
To food production planner
25 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
54 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54/ 100

1 Share of the food production planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food production manager 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 food production planner role treats 16 of its required skills as things a food production manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt production levels
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply control process statistical methods
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages

What stands in the way is 12 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food production planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food production manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held plan food plant production activities management skills
  • already held implement short term objectives communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing management skills
  • already held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing information skills
  • already held apply foreign language for international trade communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt production levels management skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 16 the food production planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 4 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 management skills 7 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held create food production plan required
  • required, not held meet productivity targets required
  • required, not held support management of raw materials required
  • required, not held disaggregate the production plan required
  • required, not held enhance production workflow required
  • required, not held manage backlogs required
  • required, not held schedule regular machine maintenance required
  • optional, not held keep food laboratory inventory optional
  • optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
  • optional, not held plan schedule optional
02 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor ingredient storage required
  • required, not held detect bottlenecks required
  • required, not held maintain updated professional knowledge required
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held give instructions to staff required
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
  • optional, not held write routine reports optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held statistics required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food production planner 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt production levels skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply control process statistical methods skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held communicate production plan skill
  • already held control of expenses skill
  • already held design indicators for food waste reduction skill
  • already held develop food waste reduction strategies skill
  • already held ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing skill
  • already held food legislation knowledge
  • already held food waste monitoring systems knowledge
  • already held implement short term objectives skill
  • already held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held apply foreign language for international trade skill
  • already held conduct research on food waste prevention skill
  • already held food authentication techniques knowledge
  • already held food fraud knowledge
  • already held food safety standards knowledge
  • already held lead process optimisation skill
  • already held plan food plant production activities skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held keep food laboratory inventory optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
  • optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held plan schedule optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
  • optional, not held write routine reports optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
28 held skills the food production planner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advocate for consumer matters in production plants skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage communications with food industry governmental bodies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage corrective actions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role molecular gastronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor developments used for food industry skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee production requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role perform strategic planning in the food industry skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role set production KPI skill
  • not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise employees in food production plants skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff to reduce food waste skill
1 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 statistics required
Index

Other moves recorded from food production manager

Full index of moves from food production manager

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.