From food production manager to food production planner
15 of the 28 essential skills of a food production planner are already essential for a food production manager — about 54% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from food production manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 13
- would be new
- 54%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a food production planner
What a food production planner does
Food production planners prepare production plans, evaluate all the variables in the process and strive to ensure that production objectives be achieved.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse production processes for improvement
- apply control process statistical methods
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- communicate production plan
- control of expenses
- design indicators for food waste reduction
- develop food waste reduction strategies
- ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing
- food legislation
- food waste monitoring systems
- implement short term objectives
- keep up with innovations in food manufacturing
- quality assurance methodologies
What would be new
13 skillsEssential for a food production planner and not for a food production manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adapt production levels
- create food production plan
- detect bottlenecks
- disaggregate the production plan
- enhance production workflow
- give instructions to staff
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- manage backlogs
- meet productivity targets
- monitor ingredient storage
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- statistics
- support management of raw materials
← food production managerfood production planner →The other way round
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How far are you from being a food production planner?
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