extrusion machine operatortometal rolling mill operator
A extrusion machine operator already meets 75% of what the metal rolling mill operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
75%
31.8/ 100
1 Share of the metal rolling mill operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the extrusion 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 this move works
A metal rolling mill operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a extrusion machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- monitor gauge
- monitor moving workpiece in a machine
- perform test run
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 2 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 35 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 extrusion machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
- already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 35 carried skills, including the 13 the metal rolling mill operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- required, not held supply machine with appropriate tools required
- optional, not held heat metals optional
- optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
- required, not held ensure correct metal temperature required
- optional, not held tend cold rolling mill optional
- optional, not held tend hot rolling mill optional
- optional, not held metal hot rolling technology optional
- optional, not held parts of metal rolling mill optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 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.
- 01 ensure correct metal temperature skill · cross sector
- 02 supply machine with appropriate tools skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 35 skills that carry over
- 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 check quality of raw materials skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- 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 program a CNC controller skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held statistical process control knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 doors from metal optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers optional
- optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
13 held skills the metal rolling mill operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role dies knowledge
- not needed by the target role extrusion processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role replace die skill
- not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
- not needed by the target role tend cold extrusion machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend hot extrusion machine skill
- not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
- 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.
- optional, not held metal hot rolling technology optional
- optional, not held parts of metal rolling mill optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
Other moves recorded from extrusion machine operator
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.