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

food production managertofood safety inspector

A food production manager already meets 31% of what the food safety inspector role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food production manager
31%
Overlap1
To food safety inspector
16 Skills carried over
26 Required, not held
77.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.4/ 100

1 Share of the food safety inspector 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 safety inspector role treats 14 of its required skills as things a food production manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advocate for consumer matters in production plants
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • food and beverage industry
  • food authentication techniques

What stands in the way is 26 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food safety inspector 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 manage communications with food industry governmental bodies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advocate for consumer matters in production plants communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply foreign language for international trade communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held food fraud services
  • already held interpret data in food manufacturing information skills
  • already held food safety standards services

All 16 carried skills, including the 14 the food safety inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 10 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 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse samples of food and beverages required
  • required, not held ensure correct goods labelling required
  • required, not held identify the factors causing changes in food during storage required
  • required, not held perform food safety checks required
  • required, not held perform inspection analysis required
  • required, not held keep up-to-date with regulations required
  • required, not held lead inspections required
  • required, not held maintain updated professional knowledge required
  • optional, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception optional
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held european food safety policy required
  • required, not held food toxicity required
  • required, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages required
  • required, not held laboratory-based sciences required
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held food policy optional
  • optional, not held infections in food optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held give instructions to staff required
  • required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
  • required, not held write routine reports required
  • optional, not held handle communications in the food processing industry optional
  • optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
04 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • required, not held work in cold environments required
  • optional, not held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products optional
  • optional, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing optional
05 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
  • required, not held perform quality audits required
  • optional, not held develop food policy optional
  • optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
  • optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
06 services 2 required
  • required, not held food safety principles required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food safety inspector 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advocate for consumer matters in production plants skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held food and beverage industry knowledge
  • already held food authentication techniques knowledge
  • already held food fraud knowledge
  • already held food legislation knowledge
  • already held food safety standards knowledge
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held manage communications with food industry governmental bodies skill
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held set quality assurance objectives skill
  • already held apply foreign language for international trade skill
  • already held interpret data in food manufacturing skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required
  • required, not held cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting required
  • required, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter required
08 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held foodborne diseases required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held manage the use of additives in food manufacturing required
10 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse characteristics of food products at reception optional
  • optional, not held assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products optional
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held check bottles for packaging optional
  • optional, not held develop food policy optional
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held food policy optional
  • optional, not held handle communications in the food processing industry optional
  • optional, not held investigate customer complaints of food products optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held be at ease in unsafe environments optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
  • optional, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing optional
  • optional, not held infections in food optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
37 held skills the food safety inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
  • not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods 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 communicate production plan skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing 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 waste monitoring systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement short term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
  • 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 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 food plant production activities 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 recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role set production KPI 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
  • not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
12 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 cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting required
  • required, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter required
  • required, not held european food safety policy required
  • required, not held food safety principles required
  • required, not held food toxicity required
  • required, not held foodborne diseases required
  • required, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • required, not held laboratory-based sciences required
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held food policy optional
  • optional, not held infections in food optional
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.