RecordMove

Fitter and turner to metal furniture machine operator

A fitter and turner already meets 30% of what the metal furniture machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From fitter and turner

Distant match

To metal furniture machine operator

8 You already bring

11 Still to learn

36 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a metal furniture machine operator is expected to do is already part of a fitter and turner’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 metal furniture machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A metal furniture machine operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fitter and turner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assemble metal parts
cut metal products
fabricate metal parts
heat metals
join metals
set up the controller of a machine

What stands in the way is 11 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal furniture machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fitter and turner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held fabricate metal parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held heat metals handling and moving
already held assemble metal parts handling and moving
already held join metals constructing
already held cut metal products handling and moving
already held types of metal engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the metal furniture machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn maintain furniture machinery required
still to learn operate furniture machinery required
still to learn monitor automated machines required
still to learn supply machine required

optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional

02 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn remove inadequate workpieces required
still to learn remove processed workpiece required
still to learn supply machine with appropriate tools required

optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn metalworking required
still to learn metal smoothing technologies required

optional, not held technical drawings optional

04 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn apply a protective layer required

optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality standards required

06 information skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal furniture 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assemble metal parts skill
already held cut metal products skill
already held fabricate metal parts skill
already held heat metals skill
already held join metals skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held types of metal knowledge
already held inspect quality of products skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply spraying techniques optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held apply spraying techniques optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

23 held skills the metal furniture machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
not needed by the target role design metal components skill
not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
not needed by the target role screw types knowledge
not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill

5 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 metalworking required
still to learn metal smoothing technologies required
still to learn quality standards required
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fitter and turner

Full index of moves from fitter and turner

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a fitter and turner become a metal furniture machine operator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fitter and turner already covers 30% of what a metal furniture machine operator is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the metal furniture machine operator role treats as required.

What skills does a fitter and turner need to become a metal furniture machine operator?

11 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is maintain furniture machinery.

How hard is the move from fitter and turner to metal furniture machine operator?

Its learning distance is 68.2 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.