Table 1Transition record

solid waste operatortolandfill supervisor

A solid waste operator already meets 45% of what the landfill supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From solid waste operator

45%

Overlap1

To landfill supervisor

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

53.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 53.9

This move: 53.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the landfill supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the solid waste 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A landfill supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a solid waste operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor waste treatment equipment constructing
already held inspect recycling procedures information skills
already held communicate with waste collectors communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain waste collection records information skills
already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
already held assess waste type handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the landfill supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 management skills 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held manage waste treatment facility required
required, not held coordinate waste management procedures required
required, not held schedule regular machine maintenance required
required, not held supervise staff required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies optional
optional, not held identify new recycling opportunities optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held manage health and safety standards required

03 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held conduct workplace audits optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a landfill 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on waste management procedures skill
already held communicate with waste collectors skill
already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
already held monitor waste treatment equipment skill
already held waste and scrap products knowledge
already held waste management knowledge
already held waste transport legislation knowledge
already held assess waste type skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held hazardous waste types knowledge
already held inspect recycling procedures skill
already held maintain waste collection records skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held conduct workplace audits optional
optional, not held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held identify new recycling opportunities optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

18 held skills the landfill supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role collect domestic waste skill
not needed by the target role collect industrial waste skill
not needed by the target role control delivered waste 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 empty community waste collection bins skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role establish waste collection routes skill
not needed by the target role install recycling containers skill
not needed by the target role maintain recycling records skill
not needed by the target role monitor civic recycling sites skill
not needed by the target role operate recycling processing equipment skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role remove debris skill
not needed by the target role sort waste skill
not needed by the target role store sorted waste skill
not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill

3 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

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

Index

Other moves recorded from solid waste operator

Full index of moves from solid waste operator

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.