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

foundry mouldertometal drawing machine operator

A foundry moulder already meets 20% of what the metal drawing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From foundry moulder
20%
Overlap1
To metal drawing machine operator
8 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
76.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.1/ 100

1 Share of the metal drawing machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the foundry moulder 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

Why this move works

A metal drawing machine operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a foundry moulder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • monitor gauge
  • troubleshoot
  • types of metal

What stands in the way is 12 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 drawing machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a foundry moulder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held precious metal processing arts and humanities
  • already held mark processed workpiece handling and moving
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor gauge constructing
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the metal drawing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held cold drawing processes required
  • required, not held dies required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • required, not held monitor moving workpiece in a machine required
  • required, not held supply machine required
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
03 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held remove inadequate workpieces required
  • required, not held remove processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held safely handle metal wire under tension optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform test run required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal drawing 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 monitor gauge skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held precious metal processing knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
08 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
10 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held safely handle metal wire under tension optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
17 held skills the metal drawing machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate using non-verbal language skill
  • not needed by the target role construct cores skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate coremaking shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure core uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role insert core structures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain core parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
  • not needed by the target role position core workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role pour molten metal into cores skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide pouring holes in cores skill
  • not needed by the target role repair core defects skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role various types of sand knowledge
10 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 cold drawing processes required
  • required, not held dies required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from foundry moulder

Full index of moves from foundry moulder

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.