Table 1Transition record

chemical testertoheat treatment furnace operator

A chemical tester already meets 21% of what the heat treatment furnace operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical tester

21%

Overlap1

To heat treatment furnace operator

5 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

71.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.5

This move: 71.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the heat treatment furnace operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical tester 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A heat treatment furnace operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held report well results information skills
already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills
already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the heat treatment furnace operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held record furnace operations required
required, not held maintain system logs required
required, not held report the results of treatment required

optional, not held create documented procedures optional
optional, not held gather data optional
optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required
required, not held supervise worker safety required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held extract materials from furnace required
required, not held operate heat treatment furnace required

optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

05 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held load materials into furnace required

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held monitor heavy machinery optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a heat treatment furnace 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held report well results skill
already held chemical processes knowledge
already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held provide technical documentation optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create documented procedures optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held gather data optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held monitor heavy machinery optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

18 held skills the heat treatment furnace operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess suitability of metal types for specific application skill
not needed by the target role chemical technologies in metal manufacture knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct chemical testing on basic metals skill
not needed by the target role conduct laboratory chemical research on metals skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role organize chemical reagents skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role train staff in quality procedures skill
not needed by the target role train staff in safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role work in metal manufacture teams skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill

Index

Other moves recorded from chemical tester

Full index of moves from chemical tester

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.