Lacquer spray gun operator to anodising machine operator
A lacquer spray gun operator already meets 56% of what the anodising machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.6/ 100
1 How much of what an anodising machine operator is expected to do is already part of a lacquer spray gun operator’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 anodising machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An anodising machine operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a lacquer spray gun operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure equipment availability
- health and safety in the workplace
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- troubleshoot
What stands in the way is 6 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An anodising machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lacquer spray gun operator background worth leading with.
- already held operate metal polishing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held metal coating technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held spot metal imperfections information skills
- already held manufacturing of cutlery engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held maintain mechanical equipment constructing
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 24 carried skills, including the 8 the anodising machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 heed the altering anodising properties required
- still to learn push anodising tank air bar required
- still to learn supply machine required
- still to learn tend anodising machine required
- still to learn anodising process required
- still to learn electrolytic passivation process required
- optional, not held aluminium alloys optional
- optional, not held anodising specifications optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held chase threaded hole optional
- optional, not held clean industrial containers optional
- optional, not held dry coated workpieces optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held monitor coating specifications optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an anodising machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 heed the altering anodising properties practise this
- 02 push anodising tank air bar practise this
- 03 anodising process study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held metal coating technologies knowledge
- already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held operate metal polishing equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held spot metal imperfections skill
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aluminium alloys optional
- optional, not held anodising specifications optional
- optional, not held chase threaded hole optional
- optional, not held clean industrial containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held monitor coating specifications optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held dry coated workpieces optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
16 held skills the anodising machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply spraying techniques skill
- not needed by the target role choose proper primer coat skill
- not needed by the target role industrial paint knowledge
- not needed by the target role lacquer paint applications knowledge
- not needed by the target role lacquer spray gun parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate lacquer spray gun skill
- not needed by the target role remove coating skill
- not needed by the target role sand between coats skill
- not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role select spraying pressure skill
- not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
8 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 anodising process required
- still to learn electrolytic passivation process required
- optional, not held aluminium alloys optional
- optional, not held anodising specifications optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
Other moves recorded from lacquer spray gun operator
Common questions about this move
Can a lacquer spray gun operator become an anodising machine operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A lacquer spray gun operator already covers 56% of what an anodising machine operator is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 8 of which the anodising machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does a lacquer spray gun operator need to become an anodising machine operator?
6 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is heed the altering anodising properties.
How hard is the move from lacquer spray gun operator to anodising machine operator?
Its learning distance is 48.6 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.