Table 1Transition record

chain making machine operatortospring maker

A chain making machine operator already meets 59% of what the spring maker role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chain making machine operator

59%

Overlap1

To spring maker

21 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

46.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.4

This move: 46.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the spring maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chain making 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A spring maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chain making machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held safely handle metal wire under tension handling and moving
already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture of small metal parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held remove inadequate workpieces handling and moving
already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the spring maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held coil metal required
required, not held tend spring making machine required
required, not held operate precision measuring equipment required

optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
optional, not held ensure necessary ventilation in machining optional
optional, not held remove scale from metal workpiece optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held types of spring required

optional, not held cold winding optional
optional, not held hot winding optional
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held supply machine with appropriate tools required

optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

04 working with computers 3 supplementary

optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor gauge optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a spring maker 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure equipment availability skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
already held perform test run skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
already held remove processed workpiece skill
already held safely handle metal wire under tension skill
already held supply machine skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held types of metal knowledge
already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
already held consult technical resources skill
already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
already held metal forming technologies knowledge
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistical process control optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cold winding optional
optional, not held hot winding optional
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held ensure necessary ventilation in machining optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held remove scale from metal workpiece optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held statistical process control optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

12 held skills the spring maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role dies knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
not needed by the target role metal drawing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
not needed by the target role operate hand tools in chain making skill
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role tend chain making machine skill
not needed by the target role types of chain knowledge
not needed by the target role watches and jewellery products knowledge

6 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 types of spring required
optional, not held cold winding optional
optional, not held hot winding optional
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held statistical process control optional

Index

Other moves recorded from chain making machine operator

Full index of moves from chain making machine operator

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.