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

landfill supervisortosolid waste operator

A landfill supervisor already meets 45% of what the solid waste operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landfill supervisor
45%
Overlap1
To solid waste operator
12 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
54.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.2/ 100

1 Share of the solid waste operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landfill supervisor 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 solid waste operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a landfill supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess waste type
  • communicate with waste collectors
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
  • monitor waste treatment equipment
  • waste and scrap products

What stands in the way is 7 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A solid waste operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landfill supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor waste treatment equipment constructing
  • already held inspect recycling procedures information skills
  • already held communicate with waste collectors communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain waste collection records information skills
  • already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
  • already held assess waste type handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the solid waste operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held control delivered waste required
  • required, not held test samples for pollutants required
  • required, not held maintain recycling records required
  • optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
  • optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
  • optional, not held install recycling containers optional
  • optional, not held remove debris optional
  • optional, not held store sorted waste optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate recycling processing equipment required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a solid waste 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess waste type skill
  • already held communicate with waste collectors skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • already held monitor waste treatment equipment skill
  • already held waste and scrap products knowledge
  • already held waste management knowledge
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held hazardous waste types knowledge
  • already held inspect recycling procedures skill
  • already held maintain waste collection records skill
  • already held waste transport legislation knowledge
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
  • optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
  • optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
  • optional, not held install recycling containers optional
  • optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
  • optional, not held remove debris optional
  • optional, not held store sorted waste optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
21 held skills the solid waste operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate waste management procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on recycling regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify new recycling opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste treatment facility skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule regular machine maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff on waste management skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports 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
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Index

Other moves recorded from landfill supervisor

Full index of moves from landfill supervisor

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.