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

industrial machinery mechanictomoulding machine technician

A industrial machinery mechanic already meets 66% of what the moulding machine technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial machinery mechanic
66%
Overlap1
To moulding machine technician
23 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
35.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.3/ 100

1 Share of the moulding machine technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial machinery mechanic 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 moulding machine technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a industrial machinery mechanic already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct routine machinery checks
  • consult technical resources
  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A moulding machine technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial machinery mechanic background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install pneumatic systems constructing
  • already held install hydraulic systems constructing
  • already held prepare compliance documents information skills
  • already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform ICT troubleshooting working with computers

All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the moulding machine technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held replace defect components required
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held tend mouldmaking machines optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held maintain moulds required
  • required, not held repair mould defects required
03 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held types of moulding required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electronics optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a moulding machine 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate soldering equipment 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 troubleshoot skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install hydraulic systems skill
  • already held install pneumatic systems skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • already held pneumatics knowledge
  • already held prepare compliance documents skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend mouldmaking machines optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
14 held skills the moulding machine technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install blinds drive systems skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role lay pipe installation 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 operate industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role secure working area skill
  • not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
  • not needed by the target role types of lubricants knowledge
2 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 moulding required
  • optional, not held electronics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial machinery mechanic

Full index of moves from industrial machinery mechanic

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.