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

refining machine operatortoblender operator

A refining machine operator already meets 53% of what the blender operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refining machine operator
53%
Overlap1
To blender operator
11 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
44.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 44.6

This move: 44.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the blender operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refining machine operator 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 11 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 refining machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held set up equipment for food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held exert quality control to processing food information skills
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery handling and moving
  • already held ensure sanitation handling and moving
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation services
  • already held lift heavy weights handling and moving

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the blender operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 3 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held administer ingredients in food production required
  • required, not held operate pasteurisation processes required
  • required, not held process fruits and vegetables required
  • optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
02 handling and moving 3 required
  • required, not held extract juices required
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
  • required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held examine production samples required
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 11 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 clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held ensure sanitation skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held set up equipment for food production skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage carbonation levels optional
31 held skills the blender operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils knowledge
  • not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • not needed by the target role check sensorial parameters of oils and fats skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
  • not needed by the target role control flow of oils skill
  • not needed by the target role degum liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role free fatty acid elimination processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role measure density of liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor centrifugal separators skill
  • not needed by the target role oil seed process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate centrifuges skill
  • not needed by the target role origin of dietary fats and oils knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare engine room for operation skill
  • not needed by the target role pump products skill
  • not needed by the target role tend centrifuge machines skill
  • not needed by the target role types of lubricants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wash oils skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
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.