Industrial production manager to metal production manager
An industrial production manager already meets 33% of what the metal production manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
70/ 100
1 How much of what a metal production manager is expected to do is already part of an industrial production manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the metal production manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A metal production manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things an industrial production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse goal progress
- create manufacturing guidelines
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- develop manufacturing policies
- manage budgets
What stands in the way is 15 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an industrial production manager background worth leading with.
- already held create manufacturing guidelines management skills
- already held develop manufacturing policies management skills
- already held analyse goal progress information skills
- already held define manufacturing quality criteria management skills
- already held plan health and safety procedures management skills
- already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the metal production manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn control production required
- still to learn improve business processes required
- still to learn optimise financial performance required
- still to learn strive for company growth required
- optional, not held manage discarded products optional
- optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
- optional, not held identify market niches optional
- optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
- optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- still to learn forecast organisational risks required
- still to learn manage commercial risks required
- still to learn manage stocked company material required
- still to learn replace machines required
- optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
- optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
- optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
- optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- still to learn implement strategic planning required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn procure mechanical machinery required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
- optional, not held communicate production plan optional
- optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- still to learn types of metal manufacturing processes required
- still to learn types of metal required
- optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
- still to learn follow company standards required
- still to learn use IT tools required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a metal production manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 types of metal manufacturing processes study this
- 02 control production practise this
- 03 follow company standards practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- already held analyse goal progress skill
- already held create manufacturing guidelines skill
- already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
- already held develop manufacturing policies skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held innovation processes optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
- optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held innovation processes optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
- optional, not held manage discarded products optional
- optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
- optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
- optional, not held communicate production plan optional
- optional, not held ensure finished product meet requirements optional
- optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
- optional, not held identify market niches optional
- optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
- optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
- optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
- optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
23 held skills the metal production manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
- not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
- not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assess impact of industrial activities skill
- not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
- not needed by the target role check material resources skill
- not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
- not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
- not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
- not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
- not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect material skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
- not needed by the target role manage resources skill
- not needed by the target role operations management knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee assembly operations skill
- not needed by the target role oversee production requirements skill
- not needed by the target role schedule production 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.
- still to learn types of metal manufacturing processes required
- still to learn types of metal required
- optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held innovation processes optional
Other moves recorded from industrial production manager
Common questions about this move
Can an industrial production manager become a metal production manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An industrial production manager already covers 33% of what a metal production manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 10 of which the metal production manager role treats as required.
What skills does an industrial production manager need to become a metal production manager?
15 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is types of metal manufacturing processes.
How hard is the move from industrial production manager to metal production manager?
Its learning distance is 70 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.