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

fibreglass machine operatortopultrusion machine operator

A fibreglass machine operator already meets 67% of what the pultrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fibreglass machine operator
67%
Overlap1
To pultrusion machine operator
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
35.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 35.8

This move: 35.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pultrusion machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fibreglass 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pultrusion machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fibreglass machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held polymerisation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held monitor processing environment conditions information skills
  • already held control production flow remotely working with computers
  • already held coating substances engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held plastic resins natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held composite materials natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 22 carried skills, including the 8 the pultrusion machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 5 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held pultrusion process required
  • required, not held types of fibre for polymer reinforcement required
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held control temperature required
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held feed glass fibre into pultrusion machine required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pultrusion machine 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held coating substances knowledge
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held monitor processing environment conditions skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held clean equipment skill
  • already held composite materials knowledge
  • already held control production flow remotely skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held manage waste skill
  • already held manufacturing of daily use goods knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
  • already held measure materials skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held plastic resins knowledge
  • already held polymerisation knowledge
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
17 held skills the pultrusion machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
  • not needed by the target role control glass fibres flow skill
  • not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role feed fibreglass machine skill
  • not needed by the target role feed hoppers skill
  • not needed by the target role fibreglass laminating knowledge
  • not needed by the target role finish plastic products skill
  • not needed by the target role form moulding mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fibreglass spray gun skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent casting adhesion skill
  • not needed by the target role remove air bubbles from fibreglass skill
  • not needed by the target role repair laminated structures skill
  • not needed by the target role tend fibreglass machine skill
  • not needed by the target role trim excess material skill
  • not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
3 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
  • required, not held pultrusion process required
  • required, not held types of fibre for polymer reinforcement required
  • required, not held quality standards required
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.