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

glass forming machine operatortodrawing kiln operator

A glass forming machine operator already meets 53% of what the drawing kiln operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From glass forming machine operator
53%
Overlap1
To drawing kiln operator
17 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
48.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 48.2

This move: 48.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the drawing kiln operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the glass forming 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drawing kiln operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a glass forming machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held observe glass under heat information skills
  • already held feed mirror machine handling and moving
  • already held form moulding mixture handling and moving
  • already held inspect glass sheet information skills
  • already held remove defective products handling and moving
  • already held manage waste handling and moving

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the drawing kiln operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held light auxiliary gas jets required
  • required, not held tend drawing kiln required
  • required, not held adjust glass sheets required
  • required, not held maintain glass thickness required
  • optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
  • optional, not held read gas meter optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held handle broken glass sheets required
  • optional, not held cut glass optional
  • optional, not held handle gas cylinders optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held smooth glass edges optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held write batch record documentation required
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held regulate gas-firing required
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform kiln maintenance optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drawing kiln 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held observe glass under heat skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held feed mirror machine skill
  • already held form moulding mixture skill
  • already held inspect glass sheet skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held manage waste skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held remove defective products skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cut glass optional
  • optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
  • optional, not held handle gas cylinders optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held perform kiln maintenance optional
  • optional, not held read gas meter optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
  • optional, not held smooth glass edges optional
23 held skills the drawing kiln operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust burner controls skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust feeder tubes skill
  • not needed by the target role blow moulding knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coating substances knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role form bed for glass skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role measure materials skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor end-product drying process skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
  • not needed by the target role observe products' behaviour under processing conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drying blowers skill
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent casting adhesion skill
  • not needed by the target role tend coating machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend glass forming machines skill
  • not needed by the target role tend kiln for glass painting skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lehr skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer glaze skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
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.