Manufacturing manager to metal production manager

• already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
• already held control production skill
• already held create manufacturing guidelines skill
• already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
• already held develop manufacturing policies skill
• already held follow company standards skill
• already held implement strategic planning skill
• already held improve business processes skill
• already held liaise with managers skill
• already held manage budgets skill
• already held manage staff skill
• already held manage stocked company material skill
• already held manage supplies skill
• already held manufacturing processes knowledge
• already held meet deadlines skill
• already held strive for company growth skill
• already held use IT tools skill
• already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
• already held communicate production plan skill
• already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
• already held innovation processes knowledge
• already held liaise with quality assurance skill
• already held maintain relationship with customers skill
• already held negotiate with stakeholders skill
• already held plan shifts of employees skill
• already held recruit employees skill

• optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
• optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
• optional, not held manage discarded products optional
• optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
• optional, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages optional
• optional, not held file claims with insurance companies optional
• optional, not held identify market niches optional
• optional, not held manage company transport strategy optional
• optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
• optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
• optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
• optional, not held perform market research optional
• optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional

• not needed by the target role adapt production levels skill
• not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
• not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
• not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
• not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
• not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
• not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role check material resources skill
• not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
• not needed by the target role coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
• not needed by the target role cope with manufacturing deadlines pressure skill
• not needed by the target role develop staff skill
• not needed by the target role disaggregate the production plan skill
• not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
• not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
• not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
• not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
• not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
• not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
• not needed by the target role good manufacturing practices knowledge
• not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
• not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
• not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
• not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
• not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
• not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
• not needed by the target role manage factory operations skill
• not needed by the target role manage manufacturing documentation skill
• not needed by the target role manage production enterprise skill
• not needed by the target role manage production systems skill
• not needed by the target role manage workflow processes skill
• not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
• not needed by the target role monitor plant production skill
• not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
• not needed by the target role optimise production skill
• not needed by the target role optimise production processes parameters skill
• not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
• not needed by the target role oversee production requirements skill

16 further entries not listed here

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn types of metal manufacturing processes required
• still to learn types of metal required
• optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A manufacturing manager already covers 62% of what a metal production manager is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 17 of which the metal production manager role treats as required.

8 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is types of metal manufacturing processes.

Its learning distance is 44.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.