lithographertoflexographic press operator
A lithographer already meets 38% of what the flexographic press operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
38%
63.8/ 100
1 Share of the flexographic press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lithographer 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.
Why this move works
A flexographic press operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a lithographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow production schedule
- follow safety precautions in printing
- prepare printing form
- printing materials
- printing techniques
- produce prepress proof
What stands in the way is 11 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A flexographic press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lithographer background worth leading with.
- already held screen printing inks arts and humanities
- already held prepare printing form working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held mix ink handling and moving
- already held printing plate making arts and humanities
- already held produce prepress proof handling and moving
- already held printing media arts and humanities
All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the flexographic press operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 operate flexographic printing machine required
- required, not held monitor automated machines required
- required, not held supply machine required
- optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
- optional, not held tend laser marking machine optional
- required, not held polygraphy required
- required, not held printing on large scale machines required
- optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
- optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
- required, not held clean ink rollers required
- required, not held determine colour shades required
- optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
- optional, not held pack goods optional
- required, not held flexography required
- optional, not held types of paper optional
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- required, not held perform test run required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a flexographic press operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 flexography knowledge · sector specific
- 02 operate flexographic printing machine skill · sector specific
- 03 polygraphy knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held follow production schedule skill
- already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
- already held prepare printing form skill
- already held printing materials knowledge
- already held printing techniques knowledge
- already held produce prepress proof skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
- already held mix ink skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held printing media knowledge
- already held printing plate making knowledge
- already held screen printing inks knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
- optional, not held inspect printing output optional
- optional, not held process printing input optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
- optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
- optional, not held inspect printing output optional
- optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
- optional, not held process printing input optional
- optional, not held types of paper optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held pack goods optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
- optional, not held tend laser marking machine optional
29 held skills the flexographic press operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply opaque skill
- not needed by the target role digital printing knowledge
- not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
- not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
- not needed by the target role ink printing plates skill
- not needed by the target role lay out digital written content skill
- not needed by the target role maintain lithographic printing plates skill
- not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage offset printing process skill
- not needed by the target role offset printing knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate laser plate maker machine skill
- not needed by the target role order supplies skill
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
- not needed by the target role photoengraving knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare colour mixtures skill
- not needed by the target role prepare films for printing plates skill
- not needed by the target role prevent paper jams skill
- not needed by the target role print stripping knowledge
- not needed by the target role printed goods processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role proofing methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role read job ticket instructions skill
- not needed by the target role reduce dots skill
- not needed by the target role scale copies skill
- not needed by the target role scan negatives skill
- not needed by the target role set scanner controls skill
- not needed by the target role store negatives skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use colour printing programs skill
6 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 flexography required
- required, not held polygraphy required
- required, not held printing on large scale machines required
- optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
- optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
- optional, not held types of paper optional
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.