Table 1Transition record

industrial cooktoblender operator

A industrial cook already meets 49% of what the blender operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial cook

49%

Overlap1

To blender operator

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

49 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49

This move: 49 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the blender operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial cook 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blender operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial cook background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held examine production samples information skills
already held administer ingredients in food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure sanitation handling and moving
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing assisting and caring
already held label samples handling and moving
already held collect samples for analysis handling and moving

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the blender operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 handling and moving 4 required

required, not held clean food and beverage machinery required
required, not held extract juices required
required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
required, not held lift heavy weights required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate pasteurisation processes required
required, not held process fruits and vegetables required

optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held exert quality control to processing food required

04 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blender 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer ingredients in food production skill
already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held ensure sanitation skill
already held examine production samples skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held label samples skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

53 held skills the blender operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
not needed by the target role apply different dehydration processes of fruits and vegetables skill
not needed by the target role apply flame handling regulations skill
not needed by the target role apply food technology principles skill
not needed by the target role apply preservation treatments skill
not needed by the target role bake goods skill
not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role blend food ingredients skill
not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role coat food products skill
not needed by the target role combination of flavours knowledge
not needed by the target role combination of textures knowledge
not needed by the target role create new recipes skill
not needed by the target role cultural customs on food preparation knowledge
not needed by the target role develop new food products skill
not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
not needed by the target role fermentation processes of food knowledge
not needed by the target role food allergies knowledge
not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
not needed by the target role food canning production line knowledge
not needed by the target role food homogenisation knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
not needed by the target role functional properties of foods knowledge
not needed by the target role handle kitchen equipment skill
not needed by the target role identify market niches skill
not needed by the target role identify nutritional properties of food skill
not needed by the target role ingredient threats knowledge
not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
not needed by the target role knead food products skill
not needed by the target role label foodstuffs skill
not needed by the target role maintain cutting equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain food specifications skill
not needed by the target role maintain industrial ovens skill
not needed by the target role make artistic food creations skill
not needed by the target role monitor temperature in farinaceous processes skill

13 further entries not listed here

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

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from industrial cook

Full index of moves from industrial cook

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.