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

drop forging hammer workertometal rolling mill operator

A drop forging hammer worker already meets 72% of what the metal rolling mill operator role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From drop forging hammer worker
72%
Overlap1
To metal rolling mill operator
31 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
34 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34/ 100

1 Share of the metal rolling mill operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drop forging hammer worker 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 metal rolling mill operator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a drop forging hammer worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure correct metal temperature
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor gauge
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine
  • perform test run

What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal rolling mill operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drop forging hammer worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacturing of doors from metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of metal structures engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 31 carried skills, including the 14 the metal rolling mill operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held supply machine with appropriate tools required
  • optional, not held heat metals optional
  • optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held metal hot rolling technology optional
  • optional, not held parts of metal rolling mill optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
03 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
04 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend cold rolling mill optional
  • optional, not held tend hot rolling mill optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a metal rolling mill 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor gauge 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 set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • 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 manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held metal hot rolling technology optional
  • optional, not held parts of metal rolling mill optional
  • optional, not held tend cold rolling mill optional
  • optional, not held tend hot rolling mill optional
  • optional, not held heat metals optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
  • optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held mechanics 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 statistical process control optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
17 held skills the metal rolling mill operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cold forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role drop hammer types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dust usage for forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role forging processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hold metal work piece in machine skill
  • not needed by the target role hot forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate forging tongs skill
  • not needed by the target role operate furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role remove scale from metal workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role replace die skill
  • not needed by the target role tend counterblow machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend drop forging hammer skill
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
8 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
  • optional, not held metal hot rolling technology optional
  • optional, not held parts of metal rolling mill optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control 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.