Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

chain making machine operatortowire weaving machine operator

A chain making machine operator already meets 67% of what the wire weaving machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chain making machine operator
67%
Overlap1
To wire weaving machine operator
24 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
39.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.3/ 100

1 Share of the wire weaving machine operator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A wire weaving machine operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a chain making machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine
  • perform test run
  • quality standards
  • remove inadequate workpieces

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wire weaving machine operator 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 metal drawing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • 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

All 24 carried skills, including the 11 the wire weaving machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held tend wire weaving machine required
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct metal temperature optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held types of weave for wire mesh required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging 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 apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held types of wire mesh required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wire weaving machine 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 24 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 dies knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • already held metal drawing processes knowledge
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor conveyor belt 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 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct metal temperature optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
9 held skills the wire weaving machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 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 perform machine maintenance 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
4 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 weave for wire mesh required
  • required, not held types of wire mesh required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
Index
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.