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

packaging production managertofood and beverage packaging technologist

A packaging production manager already meets 25% of what the food and beverage packaging technologist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From packaging production manager
25%
Overlap1
To food and beverage packaging technologist
6 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
74 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74/ 100

1 Share of the food and beverage packaging technologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the packaging production manager 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 and beverage packaging technologist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a packaging production manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • identify innovative concepts in packaging
  • monitor packaging operations
  • packaging engineering
  • packaging functions
  • packaging processes
  • types of packaging materials

What stands in the way is 13 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food and beverage packaging technologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a packaging production manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held identify innovative concepts in packaging communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held packaging functions social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held packaging processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held packaging engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of packaging materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor packaging operations information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the food and beverage packaging technologist 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply GMP required
  • required, not held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages required
  • required, not held apply HACCP required
  • required, not held care for food aesthetic required
  • optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing required
  • required, not held watch food product trends required
  • required, not held analyse packaging requirements required
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
03 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held select adequate packaging for food products required
  • required, not held manage packaging material required
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held product packaging requirements required
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held ingredient threats optional
  • optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage packaging development cycle from concept to launch required
  • optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor filling machines required
  • optional, not held detect microorganisms optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food and beverage packaging technologist 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held identify innovative concepts in packaging skill
  • already held monitor packaging operations skill
  • already held packaging engineering knowledge
  • already held packaging functions knowledge
  • already held packaging processes knowledge
  • already held types of packaging materials knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop new food products optional
  • optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
  • optional, not held manage corrective actions optional
09 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held food safety principles optional
  • optional, not held food safety standards optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
  • optional, not held detect microorganisms optional
  • optional, not held develop new food products optional
  • optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held food safety principles optional
  • optional, not held food safety standards optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held ingredient threats optional
  • optional, not held label foodstuffs optional
  • optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
  • optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
  • optional, not held manage corrective actions optional
21 held skills the food and beverage packaging technologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
  • not needed by the target role approve packaging design skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct evaluation of quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate proficiency in packaging standards skill
  • not needed by the target role design package skill
  • not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure quality control in packaging skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role plan new packaging designs skill
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainable packaging skill
  • not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test package skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
7 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 product packaging requirements required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • optional, not held food safety principles optional
  • optional, not held food safety standards optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held ingredient threats optional
  • optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
Index

Other moves recorded from packaging production manager

Full index of moves from packaging production manager

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.