Table 1Transition record

metallurgisttoheat treatment furnace operator

A metallurgist already meets 36% of what the heat treatment furnace operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metallurgist

36%

Overlap1

To heat treatment furnace operator

9 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

59.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.6

This move: 59.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the heat treatment furnace operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metallurgist 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A heat treatment furnace operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metallurgist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held process incident reports for prevention information skills
already held extract materials from furnace working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure health and safety in manufacturing assisting and caring
already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held provide technical documentation management skills
already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the heat treatment furnace operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held record furnace operations required
required, not held report well results required
required, not held maintain system logs required
required, not held report the results of treatment required

optional, not held create documented procedures optional
optional, not held gather data optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
required, not held supervise worker safety required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate heat treatment furnace required

optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held load materials into furnace required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held monitor heavy machinery optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a heat treatment furnace 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
already held extract materials from furnace skill
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held chemical processes knowledge
already held process incident reports for prevention skill
already held provide technical documentation skill
already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create documented procedures optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held gather data optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held monitor heavy machinery optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

41 held skills the heat treatment furnace operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role alloys of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assess suitability of metal types for specific application skill
not needed by the target role cast metal skill
not needed by the target role chemical technologies in metal manufacture knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct chemical testing on basic metals skill
not needed by the target role conduct metallurgical structural analysis skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design metal components skill
not needed by the target role develop new installations skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role install monitors for process control skill
not needed by the target role interpret extraction data skill
not needed by the target role join metals skill
not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor extraction logging operations skill
not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare extraction proposals skill
not needed by the target role prepare samples for testing skill
not needed by the target role separate metals from ores skill
not needed by the target role shape metal over anvils skill
not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge

1 further entry not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from metallurgist

Full index of moves from metallurgist

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.