From cigar inspector to leaf tier
12 of the 23 essential skills of a leaf tier are already essential for a cigar inspector — about 52% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 11
- would be new
- 52%
- of the target job covered
- 23
- essential skills of a leaf tier
What a leaf tier does
Leaf tiers tie tobacco leaves manually into bundles for processing. They select loose leaves by hand and arrange them with butt ends together. They wind tie leaf around butts.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- assess the colour curing of tobacco leaves
- curing methods for tobacco leaves
- grade tobacco leaves
- manufacturing of by-products from tobacco
- manufacturing of smoked tobacco products
- manufacturing of smokeless tobacco products
- mark differences in colours
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- variety of tobacco leaves
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a leaf tier and not for a cigar inspector. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adapt efficient food processing practices
- assess nicotine levels in tobacco leaves
- assess sugar levels in tobacco leaves
- cure tobacco leaves
- dry tobacco leaves
- operate tobacco drying technology
- perform tobacco leaves conditioning
- pre-blend tobacco leaves
- set up specifications in curing room
- tie tobacco leaves in hands
- use curing room equipment
Other moves from cigar inspector
2 roles- leaf sorter17 skills in common
- cigarette making machine operator12 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a leaf tier?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.