Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a production supervisor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a production supervisor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Production supervisors coordinate, plan and direct manufacturing and production processes. They are responsible for reviewing production schedules or orders as well as dealing with staff in these production areas.

Also known as production controller, production forewoman, quality control operator, production quality supervisor, production foreman, production machine supervisor, production team leader, consumer goods production overseer, manufacturing supervisor consumer goods, consumer goods production quality supervisor, consumer goods production supervisor, consumer goods quality control operator.

Technicians and associate professionals 86 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: welding coordinator, 53%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
welding coordinator 53% covered metal production manager 52% covered sewerage systems manager 51% covered machine operator supervisor 49% covered water treatment plant manager 48% covered production supervisor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from production supervisor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a production supervisor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A production supervisor needs 39 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • enhance production workflow management skills
  • ensure safety in the production area assisting and caring
  • assess production needs to plan a production schedule management skills
  • communicate schedules to the people concerned communication, collaboration and creativity
  • set production facilities standards management skills
  • meet productivity targets management skills
  • schedule production management skills
  • adjust production schedule management skills
  • manage workflow processes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • optimise production management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a production supervisor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Production supervisor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a production supervisor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.