Table 1Transition record

industrial machinery assemblertoforge equipment technician

A industrial machinery assembler already meets 46% of what the forge equipment technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial machinery assembler

46%

Overlap1

To forge equipment technician

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

53.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the forge equipment technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial machinery assembler 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 forge equipment technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a industrial machinery assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

consult technical resources
mechanics
operate welding equipment
perform machine maintenance
perform maintenance on installed equipment
perform test run

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forge equipment technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial machinery assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held solve technical problems working with computers
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
already held operate welding equipment constructing
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the forge equipment technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
required, not held replace defect components required
required, not held use measurement instruments required

optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
optional, not held maintain hydraulic forging press optional
optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
optional, not held tend mechanical forging press optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held types of forging press required

optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held forging processes optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held mechanical forging press parts optional

03 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate soldering equipment required

optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional

04 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held write records for repairs optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held order supplies optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forge equipment technician 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held operate welding equipment skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
already held perform test run skill
already held record test data skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held use testing equipment skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held solve technical problems skill
already held troubleshoot skill

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
optional, not held write records for repairs optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held forging processes optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
optional, not held maintain hydraulic forging press optional
optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
optional, not held mechanical forging press parts optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
optional, not held tend mechanical forging press optional

19 held skills the forge equipment technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role install machinery skill
not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of office equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of pumps and compressors knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of taps and valves knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role operate industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
not needed by the target role repair industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill

6 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 types of forging press required
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held forging processes optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held mechanical forging press parts optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from industrial machinery assembler

Full index of moves from industrial machinery assembler

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.