Career Overlap Transition record
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Electrical equipment production supervisor to electronics production supervisor

An electrical equipment production supervisor already meets 64% of what the electronics production supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From electrical equipment production supervisor
64 % overlap
Strong match
To electronics production supervisor
31 You already bring
8 Still to learn
54 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.5/ 100

1 How much of what an electronics production supervisor is expected to do is already part of an electrical equipment production supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the electronics production supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An electronics production supervisor role treats 19 of its required skills as things an electrical equipment production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • electrical discharge
  • electrical equipment regulations
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow production schedule
  • inspect quality of products
  • keep records of work progress

What stands in the way is 8 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electronics production supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electrical equipment production supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held chair a meeting communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held loading charts for transportation of goods services
  • already held meet productivity targets management skills
  • already held manage distribution channels management skills
  • already held measure electrical characteristics information skills
  • already held electrical equipment regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 31 carried skills, including the 19 the electronics production supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn battery management systems required
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronics required
  • still to learn integrated circuits required
  • still to learn types of electronics required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn interpret circuit diagrams required
  • still to learn interpret electronic design specifications required
  • optional, not held process incoming electronics supplies optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn quality standards required
04 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect electronics supplies optional
  • optional, not held test electronic units optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held repair electronic components optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held order electronics supplies optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an electronics production supervisor 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 electrical discharge knowledge
  • already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held meet productivity targets skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held perform resource planning skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held supervise work skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held chair a meeting skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
  • already held manage distribution channels skill
  • already held measure electrical characteristics skill
  • already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
  • already held provide technical documentation skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held order electronics supplies optional
  • optional, not held process incoming electronics supplies optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
  • optional, not held inspect electronics supplies optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held repair electronic components optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
  • optional, not held test electronic units optional
19 held skills the electronics production supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust voltage skill
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of electrical wire products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role order electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role process incoming electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
14 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn battery management systems required
  • still to learn electronic equipment standards required
  • still to learn electronics required
  • still to learn integrated circuits required
  • still to learn quality standards required
  • still to learn types of electronics required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronics optional
  • optional, not held power electronics optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held telecommunications engineering optional
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an electrical equipment production supervisor become an electronics production supervisor?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electrical equipment production supervisor already covers 64% of what an electronics production supervisor is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 19 of which the electronics production supervisor role treats as required.

What skills does an electrical equipment production supervisor need to become an electronics production supervisor?

8 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is battery management systems.

How hard is the move from electrical equipment production supervisor to electronics production supervisor?

Its learning distance is 45.5 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.