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

starch extraction operatortoflour purifier operator

A starch extraction operator already meets 65% of what the flour purifier operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From starch extraction operator
65%
Overlap1
To flour purifier operator
18 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
38.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 38.5

This move: 38.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the flour purifier operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the starch extraction 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 18 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 extraction operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held secure goods handling and moving
  • already held keep machines oiled for steady functioning constructing
  • already held set up equipment for food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held carry out checks of production plant equipment constructing
  • already held ensure sanitation handling and moving
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the flour purifier operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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, 1 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 tend packaging machines optional
02 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held follow production schedule required
03 services 1 required
  • required, not held food safety principles required
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
  • optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy 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 18 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 ensure sanitation skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held secure goods skill
  • already held dispose food waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held set up equipment for food production skill
  • already held work in a food processing team skill
5 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 monitor packaging operations optional
  • optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held tend packaging machines optional
17 held skills the flour purifier operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • 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 analyse samples of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role neutralise sugar liquors skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
  • not needed by the target role pump products 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 tend hoses skill
  • not needed by the target role tend sugar refinery equipment 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
2 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 food safety principles required
  • optional, not held starchy plant foods optional
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.