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

materials handlertohand packer

A materials handler already meets 30% of what the hand packer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From materials handler
30%
Overlap1
To hand packer
5 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
62.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.7/ 100

1 Share of the hand packer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the materials handler 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 hand packer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a materials handler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow written instructions
  • pack goods
  • secure goods
  • stack goods

What stands in the way is 6 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hand packer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a materials handler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain stock control systems handling and moving
  • already held secure goods handling and moving
  • already held stack goods handling and moving
  • already held pack goods handling and moving
  • already held follow written instructions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the hand packer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 2 required, 10 supplementary
  • required, not held use packaging equipment required
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required
  • optional, not held identify damaged goods before shipment optional
  • optional, not held operate voice picking systems optional
  • optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held pack leather optional
  • optional, not held pack soap optional
  • optional, not held pack timber products optional
  • optional, not held pack vegetables or fruits optional
  • optional, not held pack fragile items for transportation optional
  • optional, not held pack stone products optional
  • optional, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held packaging processes required
  • required, not held types of packaging materials required
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure correct goods labelling required
  • optional, not held weigh merchandise optional
  • optional, not held weigh shipments optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with checklists required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hand packer 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held pack goods skill
  • already held secure goods skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held maintain stock control systems skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held identify damaged goods before shipment optional
  • optional, not held operate voice picking systems optional
  • optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held pack leather optional
  • optional, not held pack soap optional
  • optional, not held pack timber products optional
  • optional, not held pack vegetables or fruits optional
  • optional, not held weigh merchandise optional
  • optional, not held weigh shipments optional
  • optional, not held pack fragile items for transportation optional
  • optional, not held pack stone products optional
  • optional, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods optional
35 held skills the hand packer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble goods skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role clean warehouse skill
  • not needed by the target role dispatch order processing skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role follow stock control instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role load heavy items on pallets skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
  • not needed by the target role manage warehouse inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate warehouse materials skill
  • not needed by the target role operate warehouse record systems skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role pallets loading skill
  • not needed by the target role pick orders for dispatching skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role products coding system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role use barcode scanning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use warehouse marking tools 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 packaging processes required
  • required, not held types of packaging materials required
Index

Other moves recorded from materials handler

Full index of moves from materials handler

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.