RecordMove

Land-based machinery supervisor to land-based machinery operator

A land-based machinery supervisor already meets 31% of what the land-based machinery operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From land-based machinery supervisor

Distant match

To land-based machinery operator

9 You already bring

9 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a land-based machinery operator is expected to do is already part of a land-based machinery supervisor’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 land-based machinery operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A land-based machinery operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a land-based machinery supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

handling chemical products for soil and plants
harvest crop
operate agricultural machinery
road traffic laws
work in a land-based team

What stands in the way is 9 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A land-based machinery operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land-based machinery supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work in a land-based team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held variety of botanicals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held operate landscaping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held handling chemical products for soil and plants handling and moving
already held operate agricultural machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held harvest crop handling and moving

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the land-based machinery operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 24 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn spread fertiliser required
still to learn identify plants characteristics required

optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held unload equipment optional
optional, not held load equipment optional
optional, not held perform loading and unloading operations optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn tow a tractor implement using the power take-off required
still to learn drive agricultural machines required

optional, not held apply precision farming optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn pesticides required
still to learn herbicides required

optional, not held environmental policy optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn follow written instructions required

optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn plant disease control required

optional, not held fertiliser products optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

still to learn mechanical tools required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a land-based machinery operator 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
already held harvest crop skill
already held operate agricultural machinery skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held work in a land-based team skill
already held agronomy knowledge
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held operate landscaping equipment skill
already held variety of botanicals knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held fertiliser products optional
optional, not held apply precision farming optional
optional, not held irrigate soil optional
optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for harvest optional
optional, not held unload equipment optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional
optional, not held load equipment optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held perform loading and unloading operations optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

21 held skills the land-based machinery operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assign duties to agriculture workers skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role create soil and plant improvement programmes skill
not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
not needed by the target role inspect agricultural fields skill
not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role operate forestry machinery skill
not needed by the target role organise labour skill
not needed by the target role perform park safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role programme work according to incoming orders skill
not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise equipment skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 pick up Tier

still to learn pesticides required
still to learn plant disease control required
still to learn herbicides required
still to learn mechanical tools required
optional, not held fertiliser products optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a land-based machinery supervisor become a land-based machinery operator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A land-based machinery supervisor already covers 31% of what a land-based machinery operator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the land-based machinery operator role treats as required.

What skills does a land-based machinery supervisor need to become a land-based machinery operator?

9 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is spread fertiliser.

How hard is the move from land-based machinery supervisor to land-based machinery operator?

Its learning distance is 68.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.