Table 1Transition record

starch converting operatortoflour purifier operator

A starch converting operator already meets 65% of what the flour purifier operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From starch converting operator

65%

Overlap1

To flour purifier operator

16 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

38.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 38.9

This move: 38.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the flour purifier operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the starch converting 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A flour purifier operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a starch converting operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held secure goods handling and moving
already held food safety principles services
already held carry out checks of production plant equipment constructing
already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills
already held follow production schedule management skills
already held follow written instructions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the flour purifier operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate middlings purifier required
required, not held operate separators for flour required
required, not held perform detailed food processing operations required

optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held tend packaging machines optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure sanitation required

optional, not held dispose food waste optional

03 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held work in a food processing team optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held starchy plant foods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a flour purifier 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 16 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 be at ease in unsafe environments skill
already held carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held follow production schedule skill
already held follow written instructions skill
already held food safety principles knowledge
already held secure goods skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held label samples skill
already held liaise with colleagues skill
already held liaise with managers skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
optional, not held dispose food waste optional
optional, not held keep machines oiled for steady functioning optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
optional, not held tend packaging machines optional

19 held skills the flour purifier operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role administer chemicals to starch production skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role enzymatic processing knowledge
not needed by the target role extraction process of starch from corn knowledge
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role food dehydration processes knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role measure pH skill
not needed by the target role monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role process starch slurry skill
not needed by the target role stabilise pH of starches skill
not needed by the target role starch production processes knowledge
not needed by the target role temperature scales knowledge
not needed by the target role tend corn starch extraction machines skill
not needed by the target role test starch samples skill
not needed by the target role use filters to dewater starch skill
not needed by the target role variety of starches knowledge

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

optional, not held starchy plant foods optional

Index

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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.