industrial maintenance supervisortoprecision mechanics supervisor
A industrial maintenance supervisor already meets 53% of what the precision mechanics supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
53%
47.6/ 100
1 Share of the precision mechanics supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial maintenance supervisor 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 this move works
A precision mechanics supervisor role treats 8 of its required skills as things a industrial maintenance supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- communicate problems to senior colleagues
- coordinate communication within a team
- create solutions to problems
- liaise with managers
- oversee production requirements
- plan shifts of employees
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precision mechanics supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial maintenance supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held communicate problems to senior colleagues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held coordinate communication within a team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held oversee production requirements management skills
- already held check material resources management skills
- already held schedule regular machine maintenance management skills
- already held liaise with quality assurance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 20 carried skills, including the 8 the precision mechanics supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held analyse the need for technical resources required
- required, not held consult technical resources required
- required, not held oversee assembly operations required
- required, not held report on production results required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held micromechanics required
- required, not held precision mechanics required
- optional, not held electronics optional
- required, not held ensure finished product meet requirements required
- optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
- optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held perform technically demanding tasks optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a precision mechanics supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse the need for technical resources skill · sector specific
- 02 consult technical resources skill · cross sector
- 03 ensure finished product meet requirements skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held communicate problems to senior colleagues skill
- already held coordinate communication within a team skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held oversee production requirements skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held check material resources skill
- already held evaluate employees work skill
- already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
- already held liaise with quality assurance skill
- already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- already held oversee quality control skill
- already held schedule regular machine maintenance skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held undertake inspections skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held write inspection reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
- optional, not held perform technically demanding tasks optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
22 held skills the precision mechanics supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on machine maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role check for damaged items skill
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with maintenance legislation skill
- not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- not needed by the target role functionalities of machinery knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect data skill
- not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain machinery skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare compliance documents skill
- not needed by the target role project commissioning knowledge
- not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
- not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role use computerised maintenance management systems skill
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held micromechanics required
- required, not held precision mechanics required
- optional, not held electronics optional
Other moves recorded from industrial maintenance supervisor
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.