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

liquor blendertodistillery supervisor

A liquor blender already meets 43% of what the distillery supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From liquor blender
43%
Overlap1
To distillery supervisor
17 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
64.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.1/ 100

1 Share of the distillery supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the liquor blender 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 distillery supervisor role treats 13 of its required skills as things a liquor blender already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • appropriate raw materials for specific spirits
  • blend beverages
  • execute proofs of alcohol mixture

What stands in the way is 15 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A distillery supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a liquor blender background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held mix spirit flavourings according to recipe handling and moving
  • already held range of spirits engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held spirits development engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held execute proofs of alcohol mixture handling and moving
  • already held appropriate raw materials for specific spirits engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare containers for beverage distillation handling and moving

All 17 carried skills, including the 13 the distillery supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage food manufacturing laboratory required
  • required, not held follow production schedule required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held mitigate waste of resources required
  • required, not held supervise crew required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect insects in whole grain required
  • required, not held measure the strength of distillation required
  • required, not held keep inventory of goods in production required
  • optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
  • optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with spirit taxation regulations required
  • required, not held ensure safety in the production area required
  • optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
  • optional, not held manage environmental management system optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held measure density of liquids required
  • required, not held operate distilling equipment required
05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held rectify spirits required
  • optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a distillery supervisor 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held appropriate raw materials for specific spirits knowledge
  • already held blend beverages skill
  • already held execute proofs of alcohol mixture skill
  • already held measure pH skill
  • already held mix spirit flavourings according to recipe skill
  • already held prepare containers for beverage distillation skill
  • already held range of spirits knowledge
  • already held spirits development knowledge
  • already held take measures against flammability skill
  • already held temperature scales knowledge
  • already held adapt efficient food processing practices skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held food and beverage industry required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held interpret data in food manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
  • optional, not held manage environmental management system optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
13 held skills the distillery supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role administer ingredients in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
  • not needed by the target role clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role create new recipes skill
  • not needed by the target role examine production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role filter liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • not needed by the target role label samples skill
  • not needed by the target role work according to recipe skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
2 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 quality assurance methodologies required
Index
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.