metalworking lathe operatortooxy fuel burning machine operator
A metalworking lathe operator already meets 69% of what the oxy fuel burning machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
69%
35/ 100
1 Share of the oxy fuel burning machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metalworking lathe 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 oxy fuel burning machine operator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a metalworking lathe operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply cross-reference tools for product identification
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- monitor gauge
What stands in the way is 5 required skills 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A oxy fuel burning machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metalworking lathe operator background worth leading with.
- already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification handling and moving
- already held replace machines information skills
- already held manufacturing of metal structures engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of steam generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 31 carried skills, including the 14 the oxy fuel burning 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 flammable fluids required
- required, not held fuel gas required
- required, not held torch temperature for metal processes required
- optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- required, not held quality standards required
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
- optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held statistical process control optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a oxy fuel burning machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 flammable fluids knowledge · cross sector
- 02 fuel gas knowledge · cross sector
- 03 quality standards knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 31 skills that carry over
- already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held monitor gauge skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held perform product testing skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held replace machines skill
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
- optional, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held statistical process control optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
14 held skills the oxy fuel burning machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
- not needed by the target role lathe machine parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role position cross slide of a lathe skill
- not needed by the target role set up lathe compound 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 lathe skill
- not needed by the target role types of drill bits knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of lathe tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically 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.
- required, not held flammable fluids required
- required, not held fuel gas required
- required, not held quality standards required
- required, not held torch temperature for metal processes required
- optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
- optional, not held chemistry optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held statistical process control 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.