Extrusion machine operator to straightening machine operator
An extrusion machine operator already meets 75% of what the straightening machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.3/ 100
1 How much of what a straightening machine operator is expected to do is already part of an extrusion machine operator’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 straightening machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A straightening machine operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things an extrusion machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- consult technical resources
- ensure equipment availability
- metal forming technologies
- monitor automated machines
- perform test run
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 3 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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A straightening machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an extrusion machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
- already held manufacturing of tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of cutlery engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 34 carried skills, including the 11 the straightening machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- still to learn measure flatness of a surface required
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- still to learn position straightening rolls required
- still to learn tend straightening press required
- optional, not held types of straightening machine 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 types of stamping press optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a straightening machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 tend straightening press practise this
- 02 measure flatness of a surface practise this
- 03 position straightening rolls practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 34 skills that carry over
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held metal forming technologies knowledge
- already held monitor automated machines 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 types of metal knowledge
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held check quality of raw materials skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- 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 manufacturing of tools knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held operate lifting equipment skill
- already held perform machine maintenance 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
- already held work ergonomically skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held types of straightening machine 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 types of stamping press optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
14 held skills the straightening machine 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 metal assembly products knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- not needed by the target role monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
- not needed by the target role perform product testing 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 troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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 types of straightening machine 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 types of stamping press optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
Other moves recorded from extrusion machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can an extrusion machine operator become a straightening machine operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An extrusion machine operator already covers 75% of what a straightening machine operator is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 11 of which the straightening machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does an extrusion machine operator need to become a straightening machine operator?
3 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is tend straightening press.
How hard is the move from extrusion machine operator to straightening machine operator?
Its learning distance is 31.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.