Lathe and turning machine operator to spark erosion machine operator
A lathe and turning machine operator already meets 79% of what the spark erosion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
26.3/ 100
1 How much of what a spark erosion machine operator is expected to do is already part of a lathe and turning machine 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 spark erosion machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A spark erosion machine operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a lathe and turning machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
- monitor automated machines
- operate precision measuring equipment
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
What stands in the way is 4 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 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A spark erosion 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 tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manufacturing of cutlery engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 40 carried skills, including the 11 the spark erosion machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 6 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 electrical discharge required
- still to learn metal eroding technology required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- still to learn apply cross-reference tools for product identification required
- still to learn tend spark erosion machine required
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
- optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a spark erosion machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 tend spark erosion machine practise this
- 02 apply cross-reference tools for product identification practise this
- 03 electrical discharge 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 40 skills that carry over
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment 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 advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held apply control process statistical methods skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- 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 maintain mechanical equipment skill
- already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of tools knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held perform test run 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
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held replace machines optional
21 held skills the spark erosion 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 geometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
- 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.
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn metal eroding technology required
- optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
Other moves recorded from lathe and turning machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can a lathe and turning machine operator become a spark erosion machine operator?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A lathe and turning machine operator already covers 79% of what a spark erosion machine operator is expected to do: 40 skills carry over, 11 of which the spark erosion machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does a lathe and turning machine operator need to become a spark erosion machine operator?
4 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is tend spark erosion machine.
How hard is the move from lathe and turning machine operator to spark erosion machine operator?
Its learning distance is 26.3 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.