Table 1Transition record

food production plannertofood production manager

A food production planner already meets 51% of what the food production manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food production planner

51%

Overlap1

To food production manager

25 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

59.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the food production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food production planner 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 manager role treats 17 of its required skills as things a food production planner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse production processes for improvement
apply GMP
apply HACCP
apply control process statistical methods
apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
communicate production plan

What stands in the way is 14 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 manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food production planner 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 17 the food production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 6 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 6 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held set production KPI required
required, not held supervise employees in food production plants required
required, not held manage resources in food manufacturing required
required, not held oversee production requirements required
required, not held plan shifts of employees required
required, not held set quality assurance objectives required

optional, not held perform strategic planning in the food industry optional
optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage medium term objectives optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held mitigate waste of resources optional
optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held train staff to reduce food waste required
required, not held manage corrective actions required

optional, not held advocate for consumer matters in production plants optional
optional, not held manage communications with food industry governmental bodies optional

03 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries required
required, not held interpret data in food manufacturing required
required, not held identify hazards in the workplace required

optional, not held monitor developments used for food industry optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held financial capability required

optional, not held legislation about animal origin products optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held food and beverage industry required

optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food production manager 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 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 plan food plant production activities skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
already held adapt production levels skill
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 recruit employees skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advocate for consumer matters in production plants optional
optional, not held legislation about animal origin products optional
optional, not held manage communications with food industry governmental bodies optional
optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional
optional, not held monitor developments used for food industry optional
optional, not held perform strategic planning in the food industry optional
optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage medium term objectives optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held mitigate waste of resources optional
optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional

24 held skills the food production manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role create food production plan skill
not needed by the target role detect bottlenecks skill
not needed by the target role disaggregate the production plan skill
not needed by the target role enhance production workflow skill
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role keep food laboratory inventory skill
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
not needed by the target role manage backlogs skill
not needed by the target role meet productivity targets skill
not needed by the target role monitor ingredient storage skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role schedule regular machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role support management of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

4 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 food and beverage industry required
required, not held financial capability required
optional, not held legislation about animal origin products optional
optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food production planner

Full index of moves from food production planner

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.