metal nibbling operatortoextrusion machine operator
A metal nibbling operator already meets 76% of what the extrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
76%
30.2/ 100
1 Share of the extrusion machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal nibbling operator 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 extrusion machine operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a metal nibbling operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- consult technical resources
- dies
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- monitor moving workpiece in a machine
- perform test run
What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A extrusion machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal nibbling operator background worth leading with.
- already held replace die working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
- already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 32 carried skills, including the 13 the extrusion machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 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.
- required, not held extrusion processes required
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a extrusion 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 · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dies knowledge
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held replace die skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances 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 assembly products knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held monitor conveyor belt skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held statistical process control knowledge
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
- optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held perform product testing optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
16 held skills the extrusion machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role dispose of cutting waste material skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role nibbling machine parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate nibbling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate scrap vibratory feeder skill
- not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC metal punch press skill
- not needed by the target role tend nibbling machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend punch press skill
5 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 extrusion processes required
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held metal forming technologies 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.