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

refining machine operatortocentrifuge operator

A refining machine operator already meets 63% of what the centrifuge operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refining machine operator
63%
Overlap1
To centrifuge operator
26 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
42.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.9/ 100

1 Share of the centrifuge 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.

Why

Why this move works

A centrifuge operator role treats 12 of its required skills as things a refining machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • be at ease in unsafe environments
  • ensure public safety and security

What stands in the way is 8 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A centrifuge 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 tend centrifuge machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held degum liquids working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held wash oils working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held control flow of oils working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held free fatty acid elimination processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 26 carried skills, including the 12 the centrifuge operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend hoses required
  • required, not held secure goods required
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held handle product separation in the sugar industry required
  • optional, not held operate sugar washing systems optional
  • optional, not held filter edible oils optional
  • optional, not held refine edible oils optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
  • optional, not held test solid discharges from oil centrifuge optional
  • optional, not held monitor sugar uniformity optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held follow written instructions required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held centrifugal force required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a centrifuge 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held monitor centrifugal separators skill
  • already held operate centrifuges skill
  • already held tend centrifuge machines skill
  • already held alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils knowledge
  • already held check sensorial parameters of oils and fats skill
  • already held control flow of oils skill
  • already held degum liquids skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held free fatty acid elimination processes knowledge
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held measure density of liquids skill
  • already held oil seed process knowledge
  • already held origin of dietary fats and oils knowledge
  • already held perform cleaning duties skill
  • already held wash oils skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up machine controls required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate sugar washing systems optional
  • optional, not held test solid discharges from oil centrifuge optional
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held filter edible oils optional
  • optional, not held monitor sugar uniformity optional
  • optional, not held refine edible oils optional
16 held skills the centrifuge 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 chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing 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 mechanical tools knowledge
  • 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 set up equipment for food production skill
  • not needed by the target role types of lubricants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write routine 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
  • required, not held centrifugal force required
Index

Other moves recorded from refining machine operator

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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.