lathe and turning machine operatortooxy fuel burning machine operator
A lathe and turning machine operator already meets 74% of what the oxy fuel burning machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 29.4 of 100 · adjacent
1 Share of the oxy fuel burning machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lathe and turning machine operator 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A oxy fuel burning machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lathe and turning machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
- already held apply control process statistical methods information skills
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manufacturing of metal structures engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 37 carried skills, including the 13 the oxy fuel burning machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 10 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 flammable fluids required
- required, not held fuel gas required
- required, not held torch temperature for metal processes required
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- required, not held monitor gauge required
- required, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification required
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a oxy fuel burning machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill · cross sector
- 02 flammable fluids knowledge · cross sector
- 03 fuel gas knowledge · 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 37 skills that carry over
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held apply control process statistical methods skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held statistical process control knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
24 held skills the oxy fuel burning machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role geometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role procure mechanical machinery skill
- not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
- not needed by the target role trigonometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
- not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically 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 flammable fluids required
- required, not held fuel gas required
- required, not held torch temperature for metal processes required
- optional, not held chemistry optional
Other moves recorded from lathe and turning machine operator
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.