Table 1Transition record

metal annealertopultrusion machine operator

A metal annealer already meets 47% of what the pultrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal annealer

47%

Overlap1

To pultrusion machine operator

13 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.9

This move: 52.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pultrusion machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal annealer 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pultrusion machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal annealer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage waste handling and moving
already held monitor gauge constructing
already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills
already held maintain equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use personal protection equipment assisting and caring
already held consult technical resources information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the pultrusion machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held pultrusion process required
required, not held types of fibre for polymer reinforcement required
required, not held coating substances required

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held control temperature required
required, not held monitor processing environment conditions required

optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held feed glass fibre into pultrusion machine required

optional, not held clean equipment optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held optimise production processes parameters required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary

optional, not held polymerisation optional
optional, not held composite materials optional
optional, not held plastic resins optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held control production flow remotely optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pultrusion 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held monitor gauge skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held manage waste skill
already held perform test run skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held polymerisation optional
optional, not held clean equipment optional
optional, not held composite materials optional
optional, not held control production flow remotely optional
optional, not held measure materials optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held plastic resins optional

22 held skills the pultrusion machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust burner controls skill
not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
not needed by the target role handle metal work orders skill
not needed by the target role heat metals skill
not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
not needed by the target role manage kiln ventilation skill
not needed by the target role mark a metal workpiece skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
not needed by the target role monitor end-product drying process skill
not needed by the target role observe products' behaviour under processing conditions skill
not needed by the target role operate drying blowers skill
not needed by the target role operate metal heating equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform kiln maintenance skill
not needed by the target role read gas meter skill
not needed by the target role record production data skill
not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
not needed by the target role repair metal sheets skill
not needed by the target role restore trays skill
not needed by the target role supply machine skill

8 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 pultrusion process required
required, not held types of fibre for polymer reinforcement required
required, not held coating substances required
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held polymerisation optional
optional, not held composite materials optional
optional, not held plastic resins optional

Index

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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.