Table 1Transition record

medical device assemblertoplastic furniture machine operator

A medical device assembler already meets 45% of what the plastic furniture machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical device assembler

45%

Overlap1

To plastic furniture machine operator

12 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

54.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.9

This move: 54.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the plastic furniture machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the medical device assembler 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plastic furniture machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical device assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held repair plastic machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain plastic machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate plastic machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use moulding techniques handling and moving
already held finish plastic products working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held construct moulds handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the plastic furniture machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assemble plastic parts required
required, not held remove processed workpiece required

optional, not held repair mould defects optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held manipulate plastic required
required, not held tend injection moulding machine required

03 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held extract products from moulds required

optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

04 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply a protective layer required

optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held injection moulding machine parts required

optional, not held technical drawings optional

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held set up the controller of a machine required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plastic furniture machine 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held fill moulds skill
already held finish plastic products skill
already held maintain moulds skill
already held maintain plastic machinery skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held operate plastic machinery skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held supply machine skill
already held types of plastic knowledge
already held use moulding techniques skill
already held construct moulds skill
already held repair plastic machinery skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply spraying techniques optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held apply spraying techniques optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held repair mould defects optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

42 held skills the plastic furniture machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
not needed by the target role advise on medical products skill
not needed by the target role align components skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role assemble final product skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
not needed by the target role biomedical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role blow moulding knowledge
not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
not needed by the target role fasten components skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role manipulate medical devices materials skill
not needed by the target role manipulate stainless steel skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medical devices skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical devices materials knowledge
not needed by the target role medical furniture knowledge
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role operate machines for the rubber extrusion process skill
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role plastic welding knowledge
not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
not needed by the target role repackage medical equipment after sterilisation skill
not needed by the target role repair medical devices skill
not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role test medical devices skill
not needed by the target role thermoplastic materials knowledge
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill

2 further entries not listed here

2 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 acquire Tier

required, not held injection moulding machine parts required
optional, not held technical drawings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from medical device assembler

Full index of moves from medical device assembler

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.