Table 1Transition record

block machine operatortonitrator operator

A block machine operator already meets 17% of what the nitrator operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From block machine operator

17%

Overlap1

To nitrator operator

3 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

72.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.2

This move: 72.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the nitrator operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the block machine 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nitrator operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a block machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held stack goods handling and moving
already held write batch record documentation information skills
already held mathematics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the nitrator operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held regulate chemical reaction required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required

optional, not held test production input materials optional

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held feed the nitrator required
required, not held transfer chemicals required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate explosives production equipment required
required, not held tend agitation machine required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held optimise production processes parameters required

optional, not held assist scientific research optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held explosives required

optional, not held mechanics optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nitrator 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held stack goods skill
already held write batch record documentation skill
already held mathematics knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held test production input materials optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

18 held skills the nitrator operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean mixer skill
not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role measure materials skill
not needed by the target role operate concrete casting machine skill
not needed by the target role operate concrete mixer truck skill
not needed by the target role operate cubing machine skill
not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role select mould types skill
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role stack empty pallets skill
not needed by the target role tend hoist cement transfer equipment skill
not needed by the target role use moulding techniques skill

3 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 explosives required
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held mechanics 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.